American Psychological Association Professional association whose members are psychologists worldwide. The American Psychological Association (APA) was founded in July 1892 by three dozen members. By the 1990s, it was both the world's largest...

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Stung by reports implicating mental health specialists in prisoner abuse scandals at Guantanamo Bay and Abu Ghraib, the nation's largest group of psychologists is considering banning its members from interrogations of terror suspects.The American Psychological Association, which is holding its annual meeting in San Francisco,...

Stung by reports implicating mental health specialists in prisoner abuse scandals at Guantanamo Bay and Abu Ghraib, the nation's largest group of psychologists is considering banning its members from interrogations of terror suspects.The American Psychological Association, which is holding its annual meeting in San Francisco,...

Emi Fujiwara's holidays can hardly be called that as she juggles a full-time job and evening studies and tries to find money and time to buy presents, organize parties and cook for family and friends.The 26-year-old trainee nurse, who works at a children's hospital, says...

The American Psychological Association is embarking on the first review of its 10-year-old policy on counseling gays and lesbians, a step that gay-rights activists hope will end with a denunciation of any attempt by therapists to change sexual orientation.Such efforts _ often called reparative therapy...