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Date: June 3, 2005
Contact: Pam Willenz
Public Affairs Office
(202) 336-5707
pwillenz@apa.org
TO: Reporters/Editors/Producers
RE: American Psychological Association 113th Annual
Convention in Washington, DC, August 18-21, 2005
Pressroom - Renaissance Hotel,
Meeting Room Level, Room 2
Facilities will include desktop computers, a high-speed
printer and internet access. We will also have working space,
telephones, fax machines, phone lines for data transmission
and APA staff resources for you. The press area will also be
the site of any news briefings held during the convention.
Hours:
Thursday, Friday, Saturday, August 18, 19, 20 – 7:30 am
– 5:00 pm
Sunday, August 21, 7:30 am – 12 noon
Registration
Register for Hotels at
http://www.apa.org/convention05/hotelres.html. Email
pwillenz@apa.org for a PDF of the advance registration form.
THE DEADLINE FOR ADVANCE MEDIA REGISTRATION IS JULY 6, 2005.
On-site media registration will also be available. Media
registration is limited to credentialed journalists, others
who have assignment letters on the letterhead of a media
organization and public information officers from
universities, non-profit organizations and government
agencies.
Program, Abstracts and Papers
The program will be available after July 20 and onsite.
Abstracts will be available soon at http://www.apa.org/convent
ion05/abstracts.html.
Press releases and selected papers will be available
electronically. We will supply you with CDs or email the
papers to you as attachments.
Press Releases
Releases covering the convention will be available the second
week of August (a week to 10 days before the convention
starts) at www.apa.org/releases.
Embargoes
All sessions are embargoed for the time of presentation. Press
releases or press briefings on a session could change the
embargo time.
APA Annual Convention Highlights
Thursday, August 18
- Symposium – Psychopathology and utilization of
mental health services among federal offenders, John M.
Vanyur, PhD
- Symposium – Battered woman syndrome after 30
years, Lenore Walker, PhD
- Symposium – Clinical and cultural issues in
same-sex marriage and parenting, Douglas Haldeman, PhD
- Invited Address – Depression, heart disease and
exercise, James Blumenthal, PhD
- Invited symposium – Treatment of adolescent
depression – CBT, IPT or SSRIs? Stephen Shirk, PhD
Friday, August 19
- Lecture – Our inner ape: What primate behavior
tells us about human nature, Frans de Waal, PhD
- Symposium – Ethics on the frontlines –
psychology, behavioral science and national security,
Robert T. Kinscherff, PhD, JD
- Invited Address – Health advisory: Warning racism
can be harmful to your health, Vickie Mays, PhD
Saturday, August 20
- Symposium – Population perspectives on the
epidemiology and use of services for behavioral health
disorders, Ronald Kessler, PhD
- Symposium – Unwanted gifts: Roadblocks to success
in developing academic/artistic giftedness, Jason Gorgia,
PhD
- Symposium – Asking the right questions –
assessment at customs and border protection, Susan Reilly,
PhD
- Symposium – Changing the nation?s diet: A need
for innovation and courage, Kelly Brownell, PhD
- Symposium – Strengthening families affected by
depression – innovative treatment approaches, Anne
Riley, PhD
- Symposium – Understanding terrorism –
psychological roots and interventions, Fathali Moghaddam,
PhD and Anthony Marsella, PhD
Sunday, August 21
- Symposium – Neurobiological aspects of drug
addiction – implications for treatment, David
Shurtleff, PhD and Lisa Onken, PhD
- Symposium – Adolescents – finding their
voices in a multicultural society, Corann Okorodudu, EdD
- Symposium – Forensic psychopharmacology,
David Nussbaum, PhD
Other Highlights
- Psychopharmacological, psychosocial and combined
interventions for childhood disorders
- Depression, hostility and other bad things for your heart
- What good are positive emotions?
- Mental health and U.S. correctional institutions: Issues,
challenges and solutions
- Attitudes toward cheating and perfectionism in gifted
children: Implications for treatment
The American Psychological Association (APA), in
Washington, DC, is the largest scientific and professional
organization representing psychology in the United States and
is the world's largest association of psychologists. APA's
membership includes more than 150,000 researchers, educators,
clinicians, consultants and students. Through its divisions in
53 subfields of psychology and affiliations with 60 state,
territorial and Canadian provincial associations, APA works to
advance psychology as a science, as a profession and as a
means of promoting health, education and human welfare.
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