November 2011 | Monitor on Psychology

Contingency management — sometimes in the form of simply paying people to quit drugs or exercise more — is making the jump from smallscale studies to populationwide programs.

Through legislative advocacy and his practice, Gerard Gioia is overturning misconceptions about concussion among student athletes.

In a new book, NPR science correspondent — and psychologist by training — Joe Palca explores the science of what bugs us.

With the world’s population living longer than ever before, psychologists are facing new challenges and opportunities. Here’s an overview of the key trends.

How the magic lantern came to America’s psychology classrooms and attracted students to the then-burgeoning field.

What we know and how we can prevent it.

A new memorial honors Japanese Americans imprisoned during World War II.

An Institute of Medicine report identifies pain as a major public health problem that will require physicians to team with psychologists to address its biological, psychological and social underpinnings.

APA’s violence prevention program is expanding to Colombia, Greece, Puerto Rico and beyond.

Researchers are exploring promising new treatments to modify cognitive biases that underlie common mental health conditions.

Existential-humanistic psychologists hope to promote the idea that therapy can change not only minds but lives.

Psychology science fairs are on the rise — and a great way to nurture new talent.

APA honors longtime members

APF’s Pearson grantee is helping mothers with mental illness hone their parenting skills.

What APA is doing for you