SEE Regional Conference of Psychology – 2009

November 02, 2009 Nov. 2--Mental-health counselors at La Salle University were feeling overwhelmed, their appointment books packed with students in need of help, seemingly more so than ever.

October 16, 2009 WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., Oct 16, 2009 /PRNewswire-USNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Drinking. Drugs. Caving into peer pressure. When parents expect their teenagers to conform to negative stereotypes, those teens are in fact more likely to do so, according to new research by professor of psychology Christy Buchanan.

October 14, 2009 WASHINGTON - Female soldiers and others serving in dangerous roles behind the front lines in Iraq and Afghanistan have long complained it was hard to prove their combat experience when applying for disability for post-traumatic stress disorder.

October 07, 2009 Oct. 7--Unemployed people are four times more likely to experience severe mental-health issues, including depression, than people with jobs, according to a survey released yesterday by the National Alliance on Mental Illness and Mental Health America.

October 06, 2009 GRAND FORKS, N.D. - Running a marathon, grab a carbohydrate bar. Lifting weights, gulp a protein shake. But climbing into a fighter jet? Butter-soaked lobster might help.

The Steering Committee for the newly structured Advanced Research Training Seminars (ARTS) met in Wuerzburg, Germany. ARTS, a capacity building program jointly organized by IUPsyS, the International Association of Applied Psychology (IAAP), and the Internatonal Association of Cross- Cultural Psychology (IACCP) promotes exchange and dialog among early career […]

the 2009 edition of IUPsyS global resource, a CD Rom with information resources on international psychology, is now available. Published by Psychology Press, Global Resources includes a Directory of Major Institutions for Psychological Research and Training; a descriptive tour of psychology around the world, a list of National psychology contacts; a Director […]

IUPsyS President Rainer Silbereisen, Secretary-General Pierre Ritchie, Treasurer Michel Sabourin and Past- President Bruce Overmier attended the World Social Science Forum (WSF) in Bergen, Norway. The WSSF brought together over 800 social scientists for three days of talks, discussion and preparation for the 2010 publication of the World Social Science Repor […]

IUPsyS National Members have been invited to complete a survey on psychology in their country. The survey asks about the number of psychologists in the country and in the association, about psychology education, about the state of development of psychological science and practice, and about regulation of professional activities. Results from the survey will […]

IUPsyS Officers, EC members and colleagues met in Oxford to discuss a long-range strategic plan for the publication programmes of the Union. DIscussions included development of the flagship journal International Journal of Psychology, development of books programmes, and the scope of international psychology web resources.