Overview

• October 13 is observed based on a decision at the First National Meeting of Psychologists and Students in Córdoba in 1974, organized by COPRA, which later became FEPRA in 1977.
• Recent coverage cites about 128,000 licensed psychologists nationwide, with most working in clinical care where a psychoanalytic tradition remains influential as cognitive and other approaches expand.
• Local registries illustrate heavy urban concentration, with 4,727 professionals registered in La Plata, according to the Buenos Aires province college.
• Reporters highlight increased demand for care, with more than 30% of Argentines reporting stress, anxiety, depression or sleep problems, a trend linked to post-pandemic pressures and digital overload.
• Commemorations recall repression under the dictatorship, including the disappearance of Beatriz Perosio and the 1980 Resolution 1560, alongside milestones like the 40th anniversary of Buenos Aires province’s Law 10.306 regulating practice.