Psychologists hone tools for tracking change
APA's Science Directorate hosts an Advanced
Training Institute to update the skills of
scientific psychologists.
Salzinger is APA's new science chief
Stop ignoring the data
An interdisciplinary group of scientists argues
that we know behavior is crucial to health--and
it's time health research and interventions
reflected that.
A new reason for keeping a diary
Research offers intriguing evidence on why
expressive writing boosts health.
Practice
It ain't over till it's over
The Senate and House pass different patients' rights bills; a conference committee will work on a compromise.
Nailing them with statistics
A study by the Ohio Psychological Association
propels new legislation to require prompt
payments from insurers.
Winning one with Medicare
After years of struggles, a psychologist
secures reimbursement for cognitive
retraining--a victory that underscores a
growing recognition of psychologists' services.
'Keep on keepin' on' is the mantra for state legislative efforts State advocacy takes lots of patience and hard
work-- but the payoffs for the profession are
well worth it, say those on the front lines.
VA secretary lauds psychologists' work
At the annual Veterans Affairs Psychology
Leadership Conference, Secretary Anthony
Principi pledges to continue the push for more
mental health resources
for the nation's veterans.
Public Interest
From classroom to conflict resolution
A new graduate-level curriculum builds on
psychology's diversity to train health-care
professionals to intervene in ethnopolitical
warfare.
Another branch from the same tree
Children in the heat of war
Armed conflict around the world is affecting children in
their own back yards. APA is working through the U.N. to
help.
Translating research on women into practice and policy
APA will spotlight cutting-edge research,
multidisciplinary approaches and diversity in
its third interdisciplinary conference on
women's health.
Empowering communities
Association
Convention face-lift for 2002
A writer's constant companion meets the information age
Toss out your dog-eared copy of the
Publication Manual: APA has released its fifth
edition.
Presidential candidates state their priorities
Division and state associations announce new officers
Boosting the number of ethnic-minority reviewers for APA journals
Departments
APAGS
APA online news
Association news
Calendar
Division spotlight
Ethics matters
Judicial notebook
Letters
On the record
People
President's column
Running Commentary
Time capsule
Web sites of the month
In brief
APA establishes Exploring Behavior Week to bring psychological science into the classroom
APA advises U.S. delegation to U.N. special session on children
APA explores ways to recruit and retain more members
For adolescents, antismoking ads are flickering flame against smoking's allure
Psychologists get mobile
Most jurors unwittingly deliver biased verdicts, new study suggests
