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2009 APA Convention
Press Releases and Media Advisories
While Adolescents
May Reason As Well As Adults, Their Emotional Maturity Lags, Says New
Research (10/07/09)
WASHINGTON—Adolescents likely possess the necessary intellectual skills to make informed choices about terminating a pregnancy but may lack the social and emotional maturity to control impulses, resist peer pressure and fully appreciate the riskiness of dangerous decisions
American Psychological Association Leads Senate Briefing on Reducing Health Inequalities in Health Care Reform
(09/18/09)
WASHINGTON—In an effort to build support for health reform, the National Working Group on Health Disparities and Health Reform, led by the APA, will hold a congressional briefing to highlight the costs associated with health care inequalities among certain populations in the United States.
Picking Quality
Health care: New Study Shows a Little Context Makes a Big Difference
(09/10/09)
WASHINGTON—A hospital pneumonia survival rate of 93 percent may sound good, but knowing that it’s actually merely “fair” can help people pick a better hospital, according to new research. A “good” survival rate would be from 95 percent to 98 percent, medical experts say.
APA Supports
Reauthorization Of Juvenile Justice Act on Law's 35th Anniversary
(09/09/09)
WASHINGTON—The American Psychological Association is calling on Congress to re-examine the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act based on findings from psychological research pointing to the importance of treatment and rehabilitation for young offenders.
Healthy Older
Brains Not Significantly Smaller Than Younger Brains, New Imaging Study
Shows (09/08/09)
WASHINGTON—The belief that healthy older brains are substantially smaller than younger brains may stem from studies that did not screen out people whose undetected, slowly developing brain disease was killing off cells in key areas, according to new research. As a result, previous findings may have overestimated atrophy and underestimated normal size for the older brain.
APA Awards
Outstanding Psychology Teachers With Excellence In Teaching Award
(09/01/09)
WASHINGTON—Two high school psychology teachers have been selected by the American Psychological Association's Teachers of Psychology in Secondary Schools (TOPSS) for its prestigious APA TOPSS Excellence in Teaching Award.
Daylight Saving
Time Leads To Less Sleep, More Injuries On The Job (09/01/09)
WASHINGTON—Every March, most Americans welcome the switch to daylight
saving time because of the longer days, but also dread losing an hour
of sleep after they move their clocks forward. Now a new study shows that
losing just an hour of sleep could pose some dangerous consequences for
those in hazardous work environments.
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