On May 4, APA's Science Policy Office sponsored a congressional briefing entitled, "NIH Research in Action: Innovative Behavioral Treatments for Mental and Substance Use Disorders". To educate congressional staff about innovative treatments that have been developed with funding by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), APA brought in psychologists David H. Barlow, PhD, Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry, and Director, Boston University Center for Anxiety and Related Disorders, William R. Miller, PhD, Distinguished Professor of Psychology & Psychiatry, University of New Mexico, and Kathleen M. Carroll, PhD, Professor of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine.

Dr. Barlow, whose research was funded by the National Institute of Mental Health, discussed the successful use of cognitive behavioral therapy in treating individuals with anxiety and panic disorders. Dr. Miller highlighted his own research that has been supported by the National Institute of Alcoholism and Alcohol Abuse and demonstrated the success of motivational interviewing, which nearly doubled the effectiveness of treatment for alcohol abuse..