2007 APA Convention Press Releases and Media Advisories

December 2007 Releases

• Pre-natal alcohol exposure shapes sensory preference, upping the odds of later alcohol use and abuse (12/12/07)
• Don't Let Corporate Power, Financial Influence Compromise Science/ Profession of Psychology, APA Task Force Warns (12/10/07)
• Mental illness and drug addiction may co-occur due to disturbance in the brain's seat of anxiety and fear (12/02/07)

November 2007 Releases

• Telecommuting has mostly positive consequences for employees and employers, say researchers (11/19/07)
• Children's early academic and attention skills best predict later school successes, according to analysis large-scale studies (11/12/07)
• Gesturing Helps Grade-Schoolers Solve Math Problems (11/04/07)

October 2007 Releases

• Stress a major health problem in the U.S., Warns APA (10/24/07)
• Eating to live, living to eat: Genes may make some people more motivated to eat, perhaps overeat (10/14/07)
• Congresstional briefing on children's mental health (10/6/07)
• Role of Psychology and Psychologists at the United Nations: Celebrating Psychology Day and World Mental Health Day (10/3/07)

September 2007 Releases

• Peer Pressure Best Motivator When It Comes To Energy Saving, Psychologists Tell House Panel (9/25/07)
• APA's response to the historic passage of the U.S. Senate's Mental Health Parity Act of 2007. When this bill is signed in to law more than 113 million Americans will benefit. (9/19/07)

August 2007 Releases

• American Psychological Association calls on U.S. government to prohibit the use of unethical interrogation techniques (8/20/07)
• Exercise and Mental Stimulation Both Boost Mouse Memory Late In Life (8/5/07)

July 2007 Releases

• Negative Views of Grief Counseling Are Not Substantiated By the Research, Experts Say (7/29/07)
• New Behavioral Science Research Examines Health and Family Issues for Latinos (7/29/07)
• American Psychological Association Praises Presidential Commission’s Call for Improved Treatment for PTSD and Brain Injury for Returning Service Members (7/27/07)
• Someone to Complain With Isn’t Necessarily a Good Thing, Especially For Teenage Girls (7/15/07)
• Kim I. Mills Selected As the New Associate Executive Director of Public and Member Communications for the American Psychological Association (7/11/07)
• Diagnostic Dilemma: Cognitive Scores Vary As Much Within Test Takers as Between Age Groups, Making One-Session Testing Less Valid (7/1/07)

June 2007 Releases

• Ann D. Springer Joins American Psychological Association as Associate General Counsel (6/28/07)
• Combining Brain Scans and Behavioral Tests Aids Early Identification of At-Risk Readers (6/10/07)
• Harboring Hostility May Be Linked to Unhealthy Lungs Says New Study (6/3/07)
• Expertise Improves Shoot-No Shoot Decisions in Police Officers and Lessens Potential for Racial Bias, Says Study (6/1/07)

May 2007 Releases

• APA Appoints Task Force to Review Recent Science On Therapeutic Responses to Sexual Orientation (5/21/07)
• Repetitive Exposure to a Single Opinion Can Have Almost as Much Influence as Exposure to Shared Opinions from Several People (5/20/07)
• American Psychological Association 115th Annual Convention in San Francisco, August 17-20, 2007 (5/17/07)
• APA Awards Outstanding Psychology Teachers with the Excellence in Teaching Award (5/8/07)
• Exposure to Trauma Can Affect Brain Function in Healthy People Several Years After Event; May Increase Susceptibility to Mental Health Problems In The Future (5/6/07)

April 2007 Releases

• University of Virginia Psychologist Testifies Before Homeland Security on Making America's College Campuses Safer (4/24/07)
• Mental Health Groups Write Joint Amicus re: Panetti v. Quarterman (4/17/07)
• American Psychological Association Applauds Senators Kennedy and Smith for Advancing the “Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2007" (4/11/07)

March 2007 Releases

• American Psychological Association Applauds Senators Clinton and Collins and Representatives Kennedy and Roslehtinen for Introducing "The Positive Aging Act of 2007" (3/23/07)
• Virtual Racing Games Linked to Risk Taking Thoughts, Self-Reported Aggressive Driving and Riskier Simulated Driving (3/18/07)
• Joint Statement of the American Psychological Association and the American Psychiatric Association Calling on Congress to Pass Mental Health Parity Legislation (3/15/07)
• APA Task Force on Appropriate Therapeutic Responses to Sexual Orientation (3/13/07)
• Top Companies Show Investing In Employee Health And Well-Being Leads To Business Success (3/5/07)
• APA Adopts Policy Statement Opposing the Teaching of Intelligent Design as Scientific Theory (3/1/07)

February 2007 Releases

• Choline Shows Promise in Reducing Behavioral Effects Associated With Prenatal Alcohol Exposure (2/28/07)
• Psychological Needs of Military Personnel and Their Families Are Increasing—Straining Military Health Care System, Reports APA Task Force (2/25/07)
• Sexualization of Girls Is Linked To Common Mental Health Problems in Girls and Women—Eating Disorders, Low Self-Esteem, and Depression; an APA Task Force Reports (2/19/07)
• APA Board for the Advancement of Psychology in the Public Interest (BAPPI) Statement Regarding 60 Minutes segment “The Death of Timothy Souders” (2/16/07)
• Extra Cortisol Protects Women’s Mood Under Stress (2/11/07)
• Early Social Experiences Can Influence Adult Behavior in Romantic Relationships, Says Study (2/11/07)
• Tony Habash Selected As the New Chief Information Officer for the American Psychological Association (2/9/07)
• What Makes a Good Leader: The Assertiveness Quotient (2/4/07)

January 2007 Releases

• At Least Through Their Mid-60s, People at Genetic Risk for Alzheimer's Age Mentally Just Like Non-Carriers (1/7/07)
• High-Normal Uric Acid Linked with Mild Cognitive Impairment in the Elderly (1/1/07)

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