Ronald F. Levant

Describe why men have a hard time expressing (even naming) their emotions and discuss the consequences for the men themselves and others.

Ronald F. Levant, EdD, discusses how cultural expectations of masculinity affect men’s mental and physical health, how our ideas of masculinity have changed over time, and what psychologists have learned about how to reach out to men.

This volume synthesizes and evaluates major theories, research, and applications in the psychology of men and masculinities--a thriving, growing field dedicated to the study of how men's lives shape, and are shaped by, sex and gender.  

A broad perspective regarding empirically validated treatments should be used, integrating research, clinical expertise and patient values.

The threat of war and terrorism had an emotional impact on many patients’ lives: apprehension, distress, anger, stress and anxiety.

Despite monumental progress in health care, costs continue to escalate and the number of uninsured has surpassed 41 million.

Future hopes for greater applicability of psychology to everyday life, in the form of annual psychological checkups and a possible evolution of other professional psychological roles in various industries.

Disparities in access, underuse of beneficial services and other quality problems in the health care system raise concerns about the future of patient care.

It can be difficult for psychologists to get relicensed in a new state, but there have been efforts to promote professional mobility using the APA Model Licensure law.

APA provided significant financial and professional resources for general relief efforts, mental health needs, and assisting our clinical and academic members.

I became increasingly aware of the role that shame plays in many men's lives, locked into their hearts by the harsh injunctions of the male code.

The initiative involves transforming the current mental health delivery system to one that maximally recognizes the importance of promoting hope, autonomy and empowerment for those in recovery.

APA created a task force composed of leaders with expertise in a number of dimensions of diversity, including ethnicity, race, disability status, sexual orientation, aging, religion and gender.

Ronald Levant's eulogy for Kenneth Clark, APA's first non-Caucasian president and the first African American to earn a PhD from Columbia University.

Improving access to quality care for people who are underserved would be enhanced if state governments more readily recognized the licensing credentials issued by other states.

The Health Care for the Whole Person Task Force has crafted a draft statement of vision about integrated health care.

Our goal is to assist as many APA members as possible to become (or to continue to be) ambassadors for psychology by making use of APA public education materials and by brushing up on their public presentation and media skills.

APA expands the reach of its own message about psychology's value by enlisting the power of our membership to be public educators in their own communities.

Lists of 'empirically validated' treatments have been referenced by a number of local, state and federal funding agencies, which are beginning to restrict reimbursement to these treatments, as are some managed-care and insurance companies.

I want to be an inclusive president, a leader for all of the diverse constituencies of APA. I also want to help focus APA on policy and broader societal issues, and engage in long-range strategic thinking.

Men and boys receive more training in problem-solving, logical thinking, risk-taking, staying calm in the face of danger, and assertion and aggression than they do in nurturing others, and in being sensitive to their needs and empathic with their voices.

BPA strongly endorsed immediate research and study regarding the feasibility and the appropriate curricula in psychopharmacology so that psychologists might provide broader service to the public.