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Reflecting on the past: Some New Year's resolutions
featured December 31, 2006

Global citizenship: APA's international activities
featured December 28, 2006

Mental health insurance imparity persists
featured December 26, 2006

Spouses have a hand in quelling anxiety
featured December 26, 2006

The gift of time: Helping others, helping ourselves
featured December 22, 2006

Parenting as therapy for children's mental disorders
featured December 22, 2006

Navigating the highway of psychological science
featured December 21, 2006

Nurturing children's inborn altruism
featured December 21, 2006

Women experience more holiday stress than men
featured December 18, 2006

How to identify and prevent child abuse
More from the APA Science Directorate
featured December 12, 2006

Nurturing the next generation of scientists
More from the APA Science Directorate
featured December 10, 2006

Alan Kazdin elected new APA president
featured December 5, 2006

How partners react to good news counts most
New York Times (free registration required)
featured December 5, 2006

Altruism: Why we give
featured December 3, 2006

World AIDS Day: The fight turns 25
December 1, 2006, CBS News
Online CE course on HIV/AIDS
featured December 1, 2006

Keeping parents connected with adolescent's schooling
featured November 29, 2006

How chronic stress and loneliness affect health
featured November 27, 2006

Women are diagnosed with PTSD more than men
featured November 24, 2006

Coping with holiday stress
featured November 21, 2006

What's wrong with a child? Psychiatrists often disagree
New York Times (free registration required), November 11, 2006
Letter to the editor: Psychology's response
featured November 19, 2006

Testing improves recall of all material studied
featured November 19, 2006

Caring for caregivers
featured November 16, 2006

What makes smokers quit | Environments can trigger cravings
featured November 14, 2006

Cognitive skills may protect against PTSD
featured November 12, 2006

Improving student performance
featured November 10, 2006

Improving student performance
featured November 6, 2006

Anything but conventional: Students in New Orleans
featured November 2, 2006

Aging wisely
featured October 31, 2006

Facing comps? Seven tips to prep for your exam
featured October 30, 2006

Guidelines for Psychological Practice with Girls and Women
featured October 29, 2006

Improving health outcomes for older adults
featured October 26, 2006

Cyberbullies increasingly target peers online
featured October 24, 2006

More on bullying
featured October 24, 2006

Children and media policy
featured October 22, 2006

APA's Children, youth and families
featured October 22, 2006

More from APA's Public Policy Office
featured October 22, 2006

Katrina's cultural lessons
featured October 19, 2006

More on Katrina recovery efforts
featured October 17, 2006

Guidelines for Psychological Practice with Girls and Women
featured October 19, 2006

Women's Programs Office news
featured October 19, 2006

More about women
featured October 19, 2006

Listen to the candidate's teleconference (.wma)
featured October 16, 2006

A key to happiness
featured October 17, 2006

Money can't buy happiness
featured October 17, 2006

More on emotional health
featured October 17, 2006

Violence in the home takes many forms
featured October 15, 2006

Get help: Women's Program Office resources
featured October 15, 2006

ACT Against Violence campaign
featured October 15, 2006

More on violence
featured October 15, 2006

New study explores unprovoked aggressive behavior
featured October 12, 2006

Controlling anger…before it controls you
featured October 12, 2006

Treating serious mental illness: Evidence-based practices
featured October 10, 2006

Download free training grid from APA task force
featured October 10, 2006

Psychology's contributions to child and family policy

featured October 8, 2006

More from APA's Children, Youth and Families office
featured October 8, 2006

Talking to your kids about the recent school shootings
featured October 5, 2006

Communication tips for parents
featured October 5, 2006

More on violence
featured October 5, 2006

President Koocher's office homepage
featured October 5, 2006

Communication tips for parents
featured October 5, 2006

Register for Q&A teleconference with the candidates
featured October 1, 2006

Celebrating a city's rebirth
featured October 1, 2006

More Convention 2006 news
featured October 1, 2006

APA supports Senator McCain on interrogation practices
featured October 1, 2006

APA speaks with others on torture issue
featured October 1, 2006

APA supports Senator McCain on interrogation practices
featured September 29, 2006

Call your senators about detainee treatment legislation
featured September 29, 2006

Distinguished science awards reaches 50th year
featured September 26, 2006

More psychological science news
featured September 26, 2006

Guidelines for Psychological Practice with Girls and Women
featured September 26, 2006

Research weighs obesity programs for youths
featured September 24, 2006

More on obesity
featured September 24, 2006

Early clues to language proficiency
featured September 24, 2006

A fight for patients' access to care
featured September 21, 2006

More on the Coalition for Patients' Rights
featured September 21, 2006

Convention 2007: Call for programs (PDF)
featured September 21, 2006

Psychologist Jennifer Richeson lands $500,000 'genius grant'
featured September 20, 2006

Apply now for Minority Fellowship Program
featured September 19, 2006

What feminism means today
featured September 19, 2006

APAGS/Division 35 collaborative project: Making feminism relevant What feminism means today
featured September 19, 2006

Division 35: Society for the Psychology of Women What feminism means today
featured September 19, 2006

Read APA's Office of Ethnic Minority Affairs newsletter
featured September 17, 2006

Apply now for Minority Fellowship Program
featured September 17, 2006

More from the Office of Ethnic Minority Affairs
featured September 17, 2006

APA coalition survey identifies teachers' needs
featured September 14, 2006

Read the report's executive summary

APA's Children, Youth and Families Office
featured September 14, 2006

APA report: Critical gaps in evidence for current mental
health treatments for children
| Read the complete report
featured September 10, 2006

APA's Children, Youth and Families Office | More on children & families
featured September 10, 2006

President Koocher on improving our international relations
featured September 7, 2006

Psychology students visit the U.N.
featured September 7, 2006

APA's Office of International Affairs
featured September 7, 2006

ACT Against Violence Prevention Campaign
featured September 7, 2006

Empowering the voiceless
featured September 7, 2006

Optimists have longer, more satisfying relationships
featured September 5, 2006

More on women and men
featured September 5, 2006

Balancing academics, work and life
featured September 3, 2006

Take action to survive and thrive
featured September 3, 2006

September gradPSYCH now online
featured September 3, 2006

Read the September 2006 Monitor online
featured September 3, 2006

The frustration of infertility
featured September 1, 2006

Convention 2007: Call for programs
featured September 1, 2006

Despite hardships, Katrina survivors show optimism
featured August 30, 2006

Need for culturally competent mental health services revealed
featured August 30, 2006

APA volunteers help rebuild New Orleans
featured August 30, 2006

More on natural disasters
featured August 30, 2006

School psychologists link parents to community services
featured August 27, 2006

More on psychology in schools
featured August 27, 2006

An aging America
featured August 25, 2006

More on aging and public policy
featured August 25, 2006

Mental Health Needs of Older Adults
featured August 25, 2006

More on aging
featured August 25, 2006

APA volunteers help rebuild New Orleans
featured August 22, 2006

APA Council reaffirms unequivocal position against torture
and abuse

featured August 22, 2006

Guidelines for Psychological Practice with Girls and Women
featured August 20, 2006

More on women and psychology
featured August 20, 2006

Zero tolerance task force report now available(PDF)

APA Council resolution adopted
featured August 20, 2006

Convention press coverage
featured August 20, 2006

Future Conventions
featured August 20, 2006

APA Council resolution adopted
featured August 17, 2006

More on children & families
featured August 17, 2006

More on psychology and education
featured August 17, 2006

Group challenges notion of overscheduled kids
August 14, 2006, WebMD
featured August 15, 2006

More on children & families
featured August 15, 2006

Anxiety and pregnancy complications not directly linked
featured August 13, 2006

Convention press coverage
featured August 13, 2006

APA Council reaffirms unequivocal position against torture
and abuse
  |  Full text of the resolution
featured August 13, 2006

Active life helps body and brain
featured August 12, 2006

See also PsychMatters: Exercise
featured August 12, 2006

Katrina kids can recover
featured August 12, 2006

Dr. Phil's presentation: Partnerships with psychologists
featured August 12, 2006

APA Council reaffirms unequivocal position against torture and abuse | Full text of the resolution
featured August 11, 2006

APA Council adopts resolution on zero tolerance policies in schools
featured August 11, 2006

President Koocher on post-Katrina mental health needs
featured August 11, 2006

Session on stages of disaster response
featured August 11, 2006

APA Council adopts resolution on zero tolerance policies in schools
featured August 11, 2006

Education Directorate programming
featured August 6, 2006

Practice Institute on school psychology
featured August 6, 2006

FAQs for new attendees
featured August 6, 2006

New Orleans recovery Q&A
featured August 6, 2006

Plenary session: Women underrepresented in science
featured August 3, 2006

Science and psychology programming
featured August 3, 2006

Convention survival guide for students
featured July 30, 2006

Attend an APAGS internship workshop
featured July 30, 2006

Complete APAGS schedule
featured July 30, 2006

Guidelines for Psychological Practice with Girls and Women
Women's Programs Office
More about women
featured July 30, 2006

Attend programs sponsored by APA divisions, groups
featured July 27, 2006

Convention symposium: Negotiating skills for women
featured July 27, 2006

How to advocate for psychology
featured July 27, 2006

Psychologists on the Hill: Public policy update
featured July 27, 2006

Success story: Efforts protect mental health-care benefits
featured July 27, 2006

Frequently asked questions for first-time attendees
featured July 24, 2006

New Orleans recovery Q&A
featured July 24, 2006

Race doesn't reflect on women's poor body image
featured July 24, 2006

Body Image, Eating Disorders, and Obesity
featured July 24, 2006

More about race
featured July 24, 2006

Learn new tools for clinical work
featured July 23, 2006

Directorate & office programming
featured July 23, 2006

Find a job at the new PsycCareers
featured July 23, 2006

Find the best employees at the new PsycCareers
featured July 23, 2006

Divisions collaborate to sponsor cross-cutting programs
featured July 20, 2006

President Koocher's Convention programming
featured July 20, 2006

Award recipients at the 2006 Convention
featured July 16, 2006

Plenary sessions highlight prominent speakers and issues
featured July 16, 2006

APA/APF Awards Ceremony
featured July 16, 2006

People with low self-esteem link love to success
featured July 16, 2006

Cupid under the microscope
featured July 16, 2006

More on women & men
featured July 16, 2006

A scientist's guide to the APA Convention
featured July 13, 2006

Frequently asked questions for new attendees
featured July 13, 2006

Divisions collaborate to sponsor cross-cutting programs
featured July 13, 2006

Search online program for more events and sessions
featured July 13, 2006

Juggling the multiple and often contradictory demands of writing
featured July 13, 2006

Direction on using diaries in research
featured July 13, 2006

Writing tips for graduate students with disabilities
featured July 13, 2006

On the agenda: Diversity, culture and behavior
featured July 11, 2006

Search Convention program online
featured July 11, 2006

Anna Deveare Smith will explore diversity themes in opening session
featured July 11, 2006

At last, some attention for girls with ADHD
featured July 11, 2006

ADHD: A women's issue
featured July 11, 2006

More about ADHD
featured July 11, 2006

Special Convention events for students
July 9, 2006, Boston Globe
featured July 9, 2006

CE Registration Extended to July 12
featured July 9, 2006

Frequently asked questions for new attendees
featured July 9, 2006

Latino psychologists few and far between
July 5, 2006, Boston Globe
featured July 6, 2006

Closing the gap for Latino patients
featured July 6, 2006

More on Hispanic psychology
featured July 6, 2006

Office bullies: In this month's Monitor
featured July 4, 2006

Gossip may not be all bad
featured July 4, 2006

More about bullying
featured July 4, 2006

Advance registration deadline extended through July 6
featured July 3, 2006

Comparing and contrasting the American Psychological, American Medical and American Psychiatric Associations positions on their members' involvement in national security interrogations.
Report of the American Psychological Association Presidential Task Force on psychological ethics and national security
featured June 23, 2006

Statement from the New Orleans Metropolitan Convention and Visitors Bureau regarding safety in the City of New Orleans
featured June 23, 2006

How laughing leads to learning
featured June 13, 2006

The anatomy of funny
featured June 13, 2006

Understanding sarcasm
featured June 13, 2006

School psychologists help Katrina-evacuated children | More on trauma
featured June 11, 2006

Online program now available | Complete Convention details
featured June 11, 2006

Online program now available
featured June 6, 2006

New sleep medication has fewer side effects
featured June 4, 2006

Why sleep is important
featured June 4, 2006

More about sleep
featured June 4, 2006

Music lessons may boost IQ and grades
featured June 1, 2006

Believing you can get smarter makes you smarter
featured June 1, 2006

Music instruction aids verbal memory
featured June 1, 2006

More about learning & memory
featured June 1, 2006

Psychologists probe secrets of kids' TV
May 30, 2006, HealthDay
featured May 31, 2006

Babies react to emotions on television
More on kids & the media

featured May 31, 2006

Facts about aging and depression
featured May 25, 2006

Help support the Positive Aging Act
featured May 25, 2006

The impact of immigration on America's demographics
featured May 23, 2006

Valuing diversity in your community
featured May 23, 2006

Hispanic psychology
featured May 23, 2006

Asian-American mental health
featured May 23, 2006

Schizophrenia limits understanding of body language
featured May 21, 2006

New technologies shed light on schizophrenia
featured May 21, 2006

Teens and mental health
featured May 18, 2006

May is Mental Health Month
featured May 18, 2006

Find a psychologist
featured May 18, 2006

Sometimes money can buy happiness
featured May 17, 2006

Look to psychology for sound financial advice
featured May 17, 2006

U.S. Senate upholds state-level mental health protections
featured May 14, 2006

Psychology and America's health-care crisis
featured May 14, 2006

APA applauds Senate defeat of Health Insurance Marketplace Modernization and Affordability Act
featured May 11, 2006

Perfectionists more vulnerable to depression
featured May 11, 2006

Colleges see cocktail hour as cure for boozing
featured May 9, 2006

Calling all psychologists to help stop HIMMA
featured May 9, 2006

Five candidates run for APA president
featured May 9, 2006

Men vs. women: Overcoming stereotypes
featured May 7, 2006

Genders differ little in personality, cognition, leadership
featured May 7, 2006

Preparing psychologically for a health pandemic
featured May 3, 2006

Urge your legislators to co-sponsor Positive Aging Act
featured May 3, 2006

Romantic conflict stresses men more than women
featured May 2, 2006

Internet has negative and positive effects on kids
featured April 30, 2006

Three APA books win awards
featured April 30, 2006

Convention 2006: Special programming
featured April 30, 2006

Extraversion, agreeableness linked to happiness in orangutans
featured April 27, 2006

New technologies shed light on brain anatomy, activity
featured April 27, 2006

Group efforts more likely to solve complex problems
featured April 25, 2006

Why driving and cell phones don't mix
featured April 25, 2006

Addressing combat stresses and homecoming anxieties
featured April 25, 2006

Control over day-to-day tasks can reduce fatigue
featured April 23, 2006

Psychologist-led programs help Rwanda's walking wounded
featured April 20, 2006

2006 Convention: Continuing education workshop registration
featured April 20, 2006

Action Alert: Help secure increased funds for child care
featured April 19, 2006

Causal link found between stress hormone & depression
featured April 19, 2006

Cognitive errors lead to misjudgments about taxes
featured April 14, 2006

Look to psychology for sound financial advice
featured April 14, 2006

Whispers as weapons: Gossip is a powerful tool
featured April 11, 2006

Diverse juries may lead to fairer verdicts
featured April 11, 2006

Topic: Bullying
featured April 11, 2006

How reliable is eyewitness testimony?
featured April 11, 2006

APA testifies before U.S. Senate on violent video games
featured April 9, 2006

Avoiding harmful effects of video game violence
featured April 9, 2006

Cognitive errors can lead to misjudgments about taxes
featured April 6, 2006

Avoiding tax-time stress
featured April 6, 2006

Encouraging healthier kids and communities
featured April 4, 2006

Building healthier communities and raising healthier kids
featured April 2, 2006

The impact of immigration on America's demographics
featured March 30, 2006

Hispanic psychology
featured March 30, 2006

Walking briskly, and safely, in old age
featured March 28, 2006

A psychologically appealing system of taxation
featured March 24, 2006

Taking up psychology as a second career
featured March 24, 2006

Money really can't buy happiness
featured March 24, 2006

Take a survey and help APA improve its web site
featured March 13, 2006

Critical vote on Wednesday: Oppose Senate bill S.1955
featured March 13, 2006

Children excluded by peers may suffer academically, socially
featured March 12, 2006

The changing nature of childhood play
featured March 12, 2006

Time & efficiency lost when multitasking
featured March 9, 2006

Immediate action is needed to help save the GPE program
featured March 7, 2006

An A-Z list of funding opportunities
featured March 7, 2006

APA names national "psychologically healthy workplace" award winners
featured March 6, 2006

Psychologically Healthy Workplace Awards website
featured March 6, 2006

More about workplace issues
featured March 6, 2006

Psychologists' expertise may help if a flu pandemic strikes
featured March 3, 2006

Psychology's regional meetings begin in March
featured March 3, 2006

Americans engage in unhealthy behaviors to manage stress
featured March 3, 2006

National Eating Disorders Awareness Week
featured February 28, 2006

Psychotherapy's role in the treatment of eating disorders
featured February 26, 2006

APA Survey: Americans manage stress through unhealthy habits
featured February 23, 2006

Stress weakens the immune system
featured February 23, 2006

Among young teens, aggression equals popularity
featured February 21, 2006

Psychologists identify ways to prevent bullying
featured February 21, 2006

Answers to your questions about panic disorder
featured February 19, 2006

Educating doctors about anxiety disorders
featured February 19, 2006

Get help: Find a psychologist near you
featured February 19, 2006

Promising new treatments for seasonal affective disorder (SAD)
featured February 16, 2006

Teachers' math talk may boost preschool math skills
featured February 16, 2006

Helping children eat right
featured February 15, 2006

Children of alcoholics week: February 12-18
featured February 14, 2006

New association links South Asian psychologists
featured February 14, 2006

Children of alcoholics week: February 12-18
featured February 12, 2006

Parental alcoholism linked to illicit drug use in young adults
featured February 12, 2006

Understanding alcohol abuse and treatment
featured February 12, 2006

Family-like environment better for troubled children and teens
featured February 9, 2006

Questions and answers about memories of childhood abuse
featured February 9, 2006

Federal spotlight on children and youth
featured February 9, 2006

Ensure that youth are not treated as adult sex offenders
featured February 9, 2006

50 years after Brown v. Board of Education
featured February 7, 2006

The long road to diversity
featured February 7, 2006

Why driving and cell phones don't mix
featured February 5, 2006

Road rage: What can be done to make the roads safer?
featured February 5, 2006

Help in managing anger & resolving conflicts
featured February 2, 2006

ACT Against Violence train-the-trainers workshop taking signups
featured February 2, 2006

APAHelpCenter.org web site earns award, goes bilingual
featured January 31, 2006

Have your children had their anti-smoking shots?
featured January 31, 2006

Opportunities for psychologists in the business world
featured January 31, 2006

Your help needed today to restore proposed cuts to Medicaid
featured January 30, 2006

Stress and emotions can negatively affect heart health
featured January 29, 2006

APA testifies before US Senate on decency in the media
featured January 29, 2006

Research debunks myths about differences between boys and girls
featured January 27, 2006

Save a life: January is national blood donor month
featured January 27, 2006

APA to host expert summit on immigration issues
featured January 26, 2006

Parental alcoholism linked to illicit drug use in young adults
featured January 26, 2006

Nationwide survey spotlights U.S. alcohol abuse
featured January 23, 2006

Preparing for retirement: More than money in the bank
featured January 22, 2006

Fact sheet on mental health and aging
featured January 22, 2006

Family life a stronger influence than ethnicity on a child's expressiveness
featured January 19, 2006

Autistic children found to have two specific memory problems
featured January 17, 2006

Motor neurons: Autism's smoking gun?
featured January 17, 2006

Helping schools educate children with autism
featured January 17, 2006

Protecting children from harmful effects of violent video games
featured January 15, 2006

APA calls for reduction in video game violence
featured January 15, 2006

Warning signs of youth violence
featured January 15, 2006

Answers to your questions about sexual orientation and homosexuality
featured January 12, 2006

Adoption: Redefining the American family
featured January 12, 2006

Looking for sound financial advice? Look to psychology
featured January 12, 2006

TV interviewers' behaviors may influence viewers' opinions
featured January 10, 2006

Regional meetings to host distinguished scientists and scholars
featured January 10, 2006

APA Expert Summit On Immigration: San Antonio TX, 2/2/06
featured January 10, 2006

Psychologists are helping to heal war's invisible wounds
featured January 9, 2006

Psychology Careers for the 21st Century
featured January 9, 2006

Wild findings on animal sleep
featured January 8, 2006

Controlling anger before it controls you
featured January 5, 2006

Nationwide survey spotlights U.S. alcohol abuse
featured January 5, 2006

A good night's sleep may be the key to effective learning
featured January 3, 2006

Answers to your questions about panic disorder
featured January 3, 2006

APA Expert Summit On Immigration: San Antonio TX, 2/2/06
featured January 3, 2006

President Koocher focuses on building stronger families
featured January 1, 2006

An array of researchers are joining to fight autism
featured January 1, 2006

How married couples navigate chronic pain conditions
featured January 1, 2006




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