Jan 23, 20144 min read

Health Shouldn’t Require Wealth: How ACA Increases Coverage of the Uninsured

By Judith M. Glassgold, PsyD (Assoc. Exec. Director, APA’s Public Interest Government Relations Office) According to the US Census,...

Jan 17, 20145 min read

This Is Your Brain on Drug Education

By Carl Hart, PhD (Associate Professor of Psychology, Columbia University) A man holds up an egg and says, “This is your brain.” Then,...

Sep 17, 20133 min read

Recovery Month: The Importance of Building a Lasting Relationship with Your Therapist

September is National Recovery Month, an annual event that spreads the positive message that behavioral health is essential to overall...

Jul 9, 20133 min read

What’s Faith Got to Do with It? Churches as Partners in Ending Mental Health Disparities

By Alfiee Breland-Noble, PhD, MHSc. (Georgetown University Medical Center) In the past few years, we have seen tremendous growth in the...

May 21, 20132 min read

How Can We Keep College Youth Healthy, Happy and Disease Free?

By Hillary Robertson (APA Behavioral and Social Science Volunteer Program) The transition from adolescence to young adulthood is arguably...

May 10, 20133 min read

Love and Licorice: The WHY of Emotional Eating

By Ramani Durvasula, PhD – (Member, APA Committee on Women in Psychology) Dr. Durvasula is the author of You are WHY You Eat: Change Your...

May 3, 20133 min read

10 Tips for Positive Aging: It’s Not Your Same Old Business

By Manfred Diehl, PhD (Co-Chair, APA Committee on Aging) All of us are aging by the day, whether we are willing to admit it or not. We...

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