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APS Fellow Jennifer Richeson Named to White House Science Council
The Yale psychology professor has been appointed to an influential group charged with directly advising the president and the White House on science, technology, and innovation.
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Psychological Interventions for the Treatment of Chronic Pain in Adults
Psychological Science in the Public Interest (Volume 22, Number 2)Read the Full Text (PDF, HTML) Some people experience pain that persists for an extended time or even for their entire lives. Chronic pain has negative consequences beyond physical suffering, also affecting well-being, emotional functioning, and overall quality of life. The high prevalence of chronic pain, its undertreatment, and its societal burden make chronic pain a serious public-health concern. In this issue of Psychological Science in the Public Interest (Volume 22, Issue 2), Mary A. Driscoll, Robert R. Edwards, William C. Becker, Ted J. Kaptchuk, and Robert D.
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Refugees Often Suffer Lasting Trauma. Meditation May Help.
Research suggests a trauma-sensitive and socioculturally adapted group intervention can significantly reduce posttraumatic stress disorder, depression, anxiety, and multimorbidity among refugees and asylum seekers.
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ISSBD 2022 Conference
The 26th biennial meeting of the International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development will take place in person on the Island of Rhodes in Greece, June 19 - 23, 2022. More information is available on the conference website.
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The Littlest Linguists: New Research on Language Development
New research on language acquisition, bilingualism, and speech perception.
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Video: A Closer Look at NIH’s High-Risk, High-Reward Research Program
These NIH programs are designed to function like a “venture capital space” for transformative research.
