Diversity's dividends
Diversity enhances group decision-making in
unexpected ways, study finds.
SCIENCE WATCH:
The 'how' of addiction treatment efficacy
A study of nicotine-patch therapy offers new
insight into how the antismoking treatment works—and
provides the methodology for other treatment outcome studies to
look beyond efficacy toward mechanisms.
Rigidity, tremors, apathy
Psychologists break new ground in understanding
the mental symptoms of Parkinson's disease.
Uncommon ground
Interdisciplinary scholars share the benefits—and challenges—of teaching and conducting
research alongside economists, historians and designers.
A culture of inclusion
NCSPP, celebrating its 30th year, is fostering diversity and focusing national attention on the need to train and educate the field's
practitioners.
Healing continues in tsunami-ravaged regions
APA and American Red Cross initiatives help recovering communities learn to help themselves.
State Leadership Conference, March 4-7
• Psychology can help solve America's health-care crisis
• American health care: The ride looks great, but you can't drive it anywhere
• Smith urged psychologists to advocate for mental health parity
• Healthy workplaces lauded
• Design for whole-person care
• Psychologists' hospital privileges benefit patients
• Katrina trauma lingers long
• Connecting psychology and community
• Capitol Hill welcomes psychologists
• Prepare for pay-for-performance initiatives, experts warn
• State leadership honors
• New codes give psychologists more treatment flexibility
Five candidates run for APA president
APA election guidelines
ETHICS ROUNDS:
Traveling to Utah and discovering (once again) the value of
an ethics consultation
PUBLIC POLICY UPDATE:
Small grants with big promise
A new federal grant program is expanding campus suicide-prevention programs nationwide.
High achievers
APA fellow status rewards great contributions to the field of psychology.
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IN BRIEF
• Lemurs can be liars, if they think you want their food
• Low self-esteem distorts perceptions of partners
• In certain circumstances, money can buy happiness
• Three APA books win awards
• Private and shared taste contribute equally to beauty evaluations
• Self-stereotyping depends on most salient social identity
• Education Directorate holds psychology career days
• Perfectionists more vulnerable to depression, study finds
• Relationship conflicts stress men more than women
• Groups may find more elegant solutions than individuals
• New APA/APPIC journal will focus on psychologist training and education
