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  Monitor on Psychology
Volume 39, No. 4 April 2008

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Table of Contents
Print version: page 6

On the cover
Psychology's growth careers
Psychologists' expertise in human behavior is increasingly welcomed in many nontraditional career settings.


In this month's issue:

The military's growing mental health needs
A psychologist and soldiers brief Congress on training to meet service members' mental health needs

TIME CAPSULE
ESPecially intriguing
Zener cards were used to test parapsychology.

QUESTIONNAIRE
The happiness diet
Sonja Lyubomirsky argues that limiting our overthinking can improve our emotional well-being.

Caffeine's wake-up call
The buzz on psychologists' latest caffeine research shows it can hurt as much as help our mental states.

SCIENCE WATCH
Too discordant for the masses?
Birds, babies and people from many different cultures prefer consonant chords to dissonant ones. Researchers are traveling far and wide to find out why.

Doc rock
The all-psychologist rock band Wire Mother has reached untold heights of fame in northeast Ohio.

HOW TO
Stay safe in practice
It's rare, but a reality: Some clients can turn violent. Here are some suggestions to protect yourself.

PRACTICE PROFILE
Primarily there
A psychologists' collaborative approach is helping women keep their emotional well-being intact.

A boost to integrated care
APA's advocacy helps secure a federal grant to expand psychology services in an underserved area.

ETHICS ROUNDS
Reflections on media ethics for psychologists
The media provides wonderful opportunities for psychologists to educate the public, but also presents unique ethical challenges.

EARLY-CAREER PSYCHOLOGY
Giving each other a lift
Early-career psychologists are developing mutually satisfying mentoring relationships. Here's why—and how.

The lingering storm
Hurricane Katrina's victims are still feeling its psychological sting.

APA honors Psychologically Healthy Workplace Award winners
These businesses promote work-life balance, personal growth and healthy living among their employees.

Recruiting and retaining great faculty
Experts share tips on attracting the best people for the job.

GOVERNMENT RELATIONS UPDATE
President's budget is grim for psychology
The administration seeks to cut many psychology-friendly programs.

Council reaffirms its stance against torture
New language more clearly expresses APA policy.

AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL FOUNDATION
Funding opportunities and recipients
APF supports graduate student research
APF awards $20,000 for domestic violence research

DEPARTMENTS

Letters
President's column
From the CEO
In Brief
On the Record
On Your Behalf
Judicial notebook
Random Sample
Science Directions
Public Interest
APA News
Division spotlight
Staff


UPFRONT

Preventing teen suicide through familias
Intensive therapy yields quick results, new insights for OCD
Rhythm: Is it muscle over mind?
How representative are new psychologists?
Sexual clues in facial cues
Brief teen interventions can stave off lifelong alcohol abuse

 
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