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In this month's issue:
New hope for substance
abuse treatment
Delivering cognitive-behavioral therapy
via computer enhances outcomes,
research suggests.
Getting beyond the couch
How does the general public view the
science of psychology?
When the body suffers,
the mind suffers
Cognitive impairments are a major
part of many medical disorders, but
researchers have focused mostly on their
physical symptoms. Psychologists are
beginning to change that.
Help for assessing
older adults
A newly released handbook guides
psychologists on assessing older adults’ cognitive and functional abilities.
Changing the way we
see one another
Psychologists are key players in a growing
campus movement that promotes honest
communication about diversity.
A milestone conference
The National Multicultural Conference
and Summit marks the country’s
successes and outlines the road ahead.
TIME CAPSULE
In search of the Nazi personality
The Nazi Rorschach responses have
captured psychologists’ imaginations for
decades.
QUESTIONNAIRE
Emerging trends in
addiction treatment
The director of the National Institute
on Drug Abuse discusses the future of
substance abuse and addiction research.
SCIENCE WATCH
A pacemaker for your brain?
Electric brain stimulation may give hope
to people with unremitting depression.
PRACTICE PROFILE
Psychology’s Mary Poppins
Lindsay Heller blends her child-rearing
and psychology training to help parents
and nannies find common ground.
ETHICS ROUNDS
A multicultural conference and
summit, and an inauguration
The convergence of the Multicultural
Conference and Summit with the
inauguration of Barack Obama invites
reflection on the relationship of diversity
and ethics.
AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL FOUNDATION
• Award winners and funding opportunities
DEPARTMENTS
• Letters
• President's Column
• From the CEO
• In Brief
• On the Record
• On Your Behalf
• Judicial Notebook
• Random Sample
• Perspective on Practice
• Speaking of Education
• APA News
• Division Spotlight
• Personalities
UPFRONT
• Parents’ rejection of a
child’s sexual orientation
fuels mental health
problems
• Taking health all the way to the bank
• Looking for love in a
down economy
• How popular is
alternative medicine?
• More shocking results:
New research replicates
Milgram’s findings
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