# APA eBooks > Digital library for American Psychiatric Association Publishing's mental health and behavioral science eBooks. (iPhone/iPad app by American Psychiatric Association.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/apa-ebooks/id1440599186 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [American Psychiatric Association](https://appshunter.io/developer/648961338) - Category: Medical, Books - Price: Free - Rating: 3.00/5 from 99 App Store ratings · 31 written reviews indexed - Age rating: 12+ - Requires: iOS 11.0 · 73 MB - Languages: American English, Arabic, Croatian, Japanese, European Portuguese, European Spanish - Released: 2018-11-03 - Data updated: 2026-06-10 - Monetization: free - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/apa-ebooks/id1440599186/reviews.md ## What is APA eBooks? American Psychiatric Association Publishing app provides access to APA Publishing eBooks. Sign into the app using the same account information used to purchase the eBook. American Psychiatric Association Publishing is the world’s premier publisher of books, journals, and multimedia on psychiatry, mental health and behavioral science. We offer authoritative, up-to-date and affordable information geared toward psychiatrists, other mental health professionals, psychiatric residents, medical students and the general public. Topics covered include DSM, psychotherapy, psychopharmacology, child and adolescent psychiatry, geriatric psychiatry, addiction psychiatry, neuropsychiatry, and more. Learn more at www.appi.org ## Key features - Access APA Publishing eBooks - Login with existing account - Authoritative mental health content - Covers DSM, psychotherapy, psychopharmacology - Content for professionals and public ## Recent user reviews (10 of 31) All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/apa-ebooks/id1440599186/reviews.md ### 1/5 — Terrible app *2025-10-29, version 8.0.4* Makes you log in and download all your purchases after every app update. No other app wastes so much time. ### 1/5 — Terrible App *2025-09-06* I am someone who uses digital copies of books very often. It is much more convenient and I don’t need more clutter around my house. I very much wish that they would make these books available for Kindle, however, you have to use their online app. Given how atrocious the app is, and the online reading experience as a whole, it makes zero sense to me why the book would be charged full price. They should either make these books available for Kindle, at which point I would be happy to pay full price, or-if they are insistent on forcing this horrible app, they should add the e-book experience for free to be included with every purchase of the hard copy as many other publishers do. App is unusable. ### 5/5 — Like the app but…. *2024-11-23* I like the app, but the audio reader does not work a lot of the times I’m trying to listen to the ebooks on my shelf. Not sure if you’ll fix that, but when you do I’ll update my rating. Besides that issue, the app is easy to use and I like how the display for ebooks is. It reminds me of kindle. ### 1/5 — So bad I had to write about it *2024-03-26* I’ve used perhaps a half dozen ebook apps, and this is by far the worst. It crashes regularly, and it doesn’t even save my place when I switch from this app to another temporarily (e.g., to answer a phone call or check an email). What’s worse, if i receive the in-app pop-up display that asks for feedback, it sends a dissatisfied user to an email form to fill out. This would be good if that process allowed me to actually send my feedback! Instead, the app locks up. I’ve never written a review for Apple’s App Store before, but this app was so egregious I had to. ### 1/5 — Buggy app almost unusable *2024-03-13* It is quite frustrating trying to read a book on this application. Every time I want to use it it deletes my books, puts a book i don’t own on my bookshelf and forces me to sign out, sign in again and redownload my book. It seldom saves the page I am on. APA publishing should contract through kindle or kobo. This makes the field look poorly ### 2/5 — acceptable, not desirable *2024-03-03* This app works acceptably well on iOS but data (e.g., highlights and notes) do NOT sync across to the online reader for PC. Even on iOS, the app sometimes loads slowly. I wouldn’t use this app except for the fact that I prefer reading e-texts for ease of accessibility and I haven’t seen APA texts on other platforms that work better (e.g., Kindle). Altogether, this is an acceptable app but it’s not what one would expect or want from the APA. ### 1/5 — So bad I had to write about it *2024-01-27* I’ve used perhaps a half dozen ebook apps, and this is by far the worst. It crashes regularly, and it doesn’t even save my place when I close the app. For a book as lengthy as the DSM, this is unforgivable. I’ve never written a review for Apple’s App Store before, but this app was so egregious I had to. ### 1/5 — Constantly Crashing *2023-12-12* This application requires that I resign in each time for accurate library. It commonly shows books that I don not have and does not show the books I do have in the library. ### 1/5 — Cumbersome and Pointless App *2023-08-09* This app rarely works and when it does it takes forever to navigate it--very poorly designed, but APA refuses to put the DSM-V on a eBook platform that actually works. They have a monopoly on it, and those of us that have to use the diagnostic criteria for work are stuck with it. This is the exact reason I have never bought another book from APA/APPI. The benefit of an eBook would be access to the manual wherever you are and that would be useful with Telehealth, but the slowness of the app (finding and loading the correct pages), problems with login and the app not able to login to my purchases, mean I may as well have bought a paper copy, because it would take me less time to drive to the office or back home to get the manual that to try to get the app to work again...and again...and again. ### 3/5 — APA eBooks *2023-07-26* READ THIS - This will solve your problems! I was unable to access my ebooks from this app on my iPad, about FOUR times over the past 2 years! The support staff were nice and courteous, but unable to resolve my issue. After nearly a WEEK of back and forth, I FINALLY spoke with someone that suggested that I delete the App, and then re-install it. WORKED GREAT! This is the answer! ## Frequently asked questions about APA eBooks ### What is this app? This application provides access to a digital library of eBooks published by the American Psychiatric Association Publishing. It offers authoritative and up-to-date information on psychiatry, mental health, and behavioral science. ### How do I access the eBooks? To access the eBooks, you need to sign into the app using the same account information that you used to purchase the eBook. This ensures a seamless experience for verified purchasers. ### What topics are covered in the eBooks? The eBooks cover a wide range of topics including DSM, psychotherapy, psychopharmacology, child and adolescent psychiatry, geriatric psychiatry, addiction psychiatry, and neuropsychiatry, among others. ### Who is this app intended for? The app is intended for psychiatrists, other mental health professionals, psychiatric residents, medical students, and the general public who are interested in learning about psychiatry, mental health, and behavioral science. ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### 8.0.4 — 2022-11-30 -- Performance improvement. -- Bug fixes. ### 8.0.3 — 2022-11-23 Bug fixes and performance enhancement. ### 8.0.2 — 2022-11-05 Bug fixes and performance enhancement. ### 8.0.1 — 2022-09-28 Bug fixes and performance enhancement. ### 8.0.0 — 2022-07-20 Bug fixes and performance enhancement. ## Apps similar to APA eBooks | App | Rating | Price | Category | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [e-Psychiatry Meds & Therapy](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/e-psychiatry-meds-and-therapy/id1524300248) | 3.4 (20) | Free | Medical | | [AAAP Conference](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/aaap-conference/id6470888295) | 5.0 (1) | Free | Medical | | [Columbia Psychiatry Pathways](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/columbia-psychiatry-pathways/id1589039286) | 4.9 (29) | Free | Medical | | [AIM Clinical Cases](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/aim-clinical-cases/id1613061556) | 5.0 (2) | Free | Medical | | [Bariatric Times](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bariatric-times/id496064747) | — | Free | Medical | | [SAMHSA Disaster Response App](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/samhsa-disaster-response-app/id787518271) | 4.0 (4) | Free | Medical | ## More apps by American Psychiatric Association - [SMI Adviser](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/smi-adviser/id1473024646) - [My Mental Health Crisis Plan](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/my-mental-health-crisis-plan/id1497373282) - [APA Meetings](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/apa-meetings/id1604961225) - [DSM-5-TR® Diagnostic Criteria](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/dsm-5-tr-diagnostic-criteria/id6444126162) - [APA Meetings](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/apa-meetings/id6670177319) All apps by American Psychiatric Association: https://appshunter.io/developer/648961338 --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). 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