American Psychological Association

Is Government Intervention Needed to Prevent an Unsafe DSM 5?

Allen Frances | Posted 04.25.2012

Read More: Dsm 5, DSM 5 Petition, American Psychological Association, DSM 5 Government Intervention, DSM 5 Intervention, Science News

APA has failed to provide appropriate governance. Government intervention may turn out to be the only hope to prevent massive misdiagnosis and all its harmful, unintended consequences.

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Are Blogs Better For Teens Than Diaries? New Study Says Yes

Posted 01.05.2012

Read More: Teen Blogging Study, American Psychological Association, Bloggers, Teen-Bloggers, Teens Online, Blogging Study, Diaries, Blogging, Online Diaries, Tumblr, Video, High School News

We here at HuffPost High School knew it all along (not to brag, or anything), but now there's the research to back it up -- a new study by the America...

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Liberation Psychology and the Occupy Movement

Bruce E. Levine | Posted 02.12.2012

Read More: American Psychological Association, Ignacio Martin-Baró, Occupy Movement, Paulo Freire, Bruce E. Levine, Liberation Psychology, Politics News

While the term liberation psychology is less commonly known in the United States than in Latin America, the spirit of liberation psychology has been e...

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10 Ways To Become More Resilient

Robert Pagliarini | Posted 12.13.2011

Read More: Personal Resilience, Well Being, Unbreakable, Live Best Life, American Psychological Association, Robert Pagliarini, Solution Focused Therapy, Best Life, Sft, Apa, Richer Life, Live Better Life, Other 8 Hours, Emotional Wellness, Emotional Intelligence, Video, Healthy Living News

Instead of trying to bob and weave what life throws at us, I'd rather have the comfort of knowing that I can take life's best shot and be able to get back up and move forward.

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More Americans Praying For Their Health

HuffingtonPost.com | Jaweed Kaleem | Posted 07.26.2011

Read More: Religion News, Prayer and Health, Religion and Wellness, American Psychological Association, Psychology of Religion and Spirituality, Shais Taub, Alcholism, Health, Jewish, Christianity, Prayer, Steve Peoples, Religion News

Americans, especially women and African-Americans, are increasingly turning to prayer when it comes to health issues, according to a new study publish...

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The Marketing Genius of Erectile Dysfunction

Sarah O'Leary | Posted 05.25.2011

We must tip our hats to the creative and strategic geniuses among us who took one of the most embarrassing maladies literally known to man and made it sexy.

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APA Wants James Mitchell, Psychologist Who Helped CIA Torture, Stripped Of His License

AP | ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Texas, American Psychological Association, Cia, License, Abu Zubaydah, Doctor Mitchell, Jim Mitchell, Psychology, Waterboarding, Medicine, Apa, Torture, Home News

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Psychologists in the United States have been warned by their professional group not to take part in torturing detainees in U.S....

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Ex-Gay Group Should Repent, Not Revel

Wayne Besen | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ex-Gay, Exodus International, Catholic Church, American Psychological Association, Focus on the Family, Alan Chambers, Gay Marriage, Religion News

On Saturday, I will join nationally recognized advocates at the Irvine United Congregational Church (9-5PM) in a conference to crash Exodus' gay-bashing birthday bash.

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Why do some women have such a hard time making friends: Nature or nurture?

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Making Friends, Friend, Outgoing Nature, Quality of Social Relationships, American Psychological Association, Shigehiro Oishi, Making New Friends, Research, Childhood Friendships, Personality, Childhood Moves, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Moving to a New Town, Parenting, Nature or Nurture, Irene S. Levine, Breaking News, New Kid at School, Friendship, Introversion, Extroversion, Relationships, Residential Mobility, Living, Friendship Doctor, Healthy Living News

Many women write to me perplexed about why they can't form close friendships. They try new approaches, put themselves in all the right places, see the...

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Discredited Researcher: Gays in the Military Want to Rape Their Fellow Servicemen

Alvin McEwen | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Lgbt, Bill Clinton, American Psychological Association, Gays in Military, Family Research Council, Paul Cameron, Politics News

Paul Cameron, head of the Family Research Institute, claims he compiled data that shows that gays are four-to-seven times more likely to rap their fellow servicemen.

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APA Stress Survey: Denver Is Most Stressed Out City

Rueters | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Stress in America Survey, Colorado, American Psychological Association, Denver, Colorado Psychological Association, Denver News

The American Psychological Association released its annual survey examining stress levels across the country this week, revealing that 75 percent of D...

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Richard Cohen Is a Charlatan And a Sell Out!

Joan E. Dowlin | Posted 05.25.2011

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Richard Cohen, a reformed "ex-gay" and "psycho-therapist" who is not licensed to practice in any state, claims he is qualified to speak for thousands of questioning gays. He is wrong.

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A Flexible Workplace Is a Happier, Healthier Workplace

Annie Toro | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: American Psychological Association, Maria Shriver, Mental Health Awareness Month, National Work and Family Month, The Shriver Report, Business News

Research shows that employers benefit from offering greater workplace flexibility. When employees receive the flexibility they need, there is less absenteeism and greater job satisfaction.

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7 Tips To Relieve Holiday Stress

Connie Bennett | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Stress, Holidays, American Psychological Association, Debra Berndt, Holiday Season, Connie Bennett, Binging, Overeat, Alcohol, Holiday Overeating, Self Love, Self-Help, Relaxation, Calm Down, Overweight, The Balanced Life, Tips for the Holiday Season, Healthy Living News

While 'tis the season to be merry, for many of us, it's also a season for stress, anxiety and angst, which leads us to behave in ways we're sure to ...

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Interrupting Unfriendly Persuasion

Carol Smaldino | Posted 05.25.2011

When persuasion is used without regard for the other person, when it becomes sadistic and reckless endangerment, it is what we have come to know as torture.

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APA Was Right To Reject Harmful 'Ex-Gay' Therapy

Wayne Besen | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: American Psychological Association, Apa, Alan Chambers, Mike Jones, Reparative Therapy, Ex-Gay, Former Homosexual, Pfox, Exodus International, Narth, Psychological Abuse, Politics News

Groups like Exodus and the National Association for Research and Therapy of Homosexuality (NARTH), regularly encourage clients to say they have converted, even though they are still gay

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The American Psychological Association and Torture: The Day the Tide Turned

Bryant Welch | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Guantanamo, American Psychological Association, Psychology, Interrogation, Bush Administration, Torture, Politics News

How the APA turned psychology away from humanitarian values is a study in organizational failure and professional disaster.

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Remembering My Battle Against Fundamentalists

Jim Luce | Posted 05.25.2011

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Our biggest accomplishment was standing up for those torn down by the TV evangelists.

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Torture, Psychology, and Daniel Inouye: The True Story Behind Psychology's Role in Torture

Bryant Welch | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bryant Welch, American Psychological Association, Psychology, Torture, Enhanced Interrogations, State of Confusion, Guantanamo, Politics News

The transformation of the APA in the past decade from a historically liberal organization to an authoritarian one that actively assists in torture has been an astonishing process.

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Let Us Give Thanks

Roger Fransecky | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: John Ciardi, Saying Thanks, American Psychological Association, Recession-Related Depression, Thanksgiving, Gallup Polls, Recession Fears, Financial Crisis, Carol Stocker, Being Thankful, Gratitude and Happiness, Gratitude, Thomas Merton, Recession, Happiness, Healthy Living News

I would hope that this Thanksgiving we might all pause to do more than say thanks, but instead be the grateful selves that can fuel and inform a new way of being in our lives.

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