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  Monitor on Psychology
Volume 40, No. 4 April 2009

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In this month's issue:

Eating Disorders

Revamping our definitions of eating disorders
Psychologists are members of two groups that promise to make DSM-V eating-disorder classifications more accurate.

New solutions
New treatments and novel research are combating eating disorders.

Goodbye, scale. Hello, health.
A grassroots movement helps women gain health and self-esteem by losing their obsession with weight.

A step forward for Latino health
A psychologist is helping to lead a massive, comprehensive study of Latino groups.

A new vision for American health care
With their ability to treat mental and physical conditions, psychologists are integral to any new health plan.

The debate over low libidos
Psychologists differ on how to treat a lack of desire among some women.

Finding love in the wild
New technologies are enabling researchers to learn more about the complex strategies frogs use to communicate with potential mates.

Top-shelf care for the underserved
Federally funded psychology training programs are providing much-needed services and building a culturally competent work force.

A stronger vision for APA
To keep APA robust during today's economic turmoil, APA's Council of Representatives adopts a new vision statement and trims the association's expenses.

A much-loved employee bids adieu
After 40 years at APA, Judy Strassburger retires.

A lifelong mentor
Colleagues honor Lynn P. Rehm's dedication to his students and research on depression at a March festschrift.

GOVERNMENT RELATIONS UPDATE
New law expands care for millions of children
Legislation long sought by APA addresses the health and well-being of underserved populations.

TIME CAPSULE
Putting children in the spotlight
Theodore Roosevelt hosted the first White House Conference on Children and Youth 100 years ago. After a 38-year hiatus, the conferences may come back under Barack Obama.

QUESTIONNAIRE
Race relations in a new age
Esteemed researcher John Dovidio discusses what the Obama era means—and what it doesn't.

SCIENCE WATCH
Singled out
Social rejection and ostracism are emerging as powerful psychological forces that shape human behavior in positive and negative ways.

PRACTICE PROFILE
Fostering lives worth living
Marsha M. Linehan has spent the last 30 years giving severely suicidal patients a reason to live.

ETHICS ROUNDS
Reading the Ethics Code more deeply
Ethical Standard 8.07, Deception in Research, illustrates how the Ethics Code incorporates our field's core values in resolving ethical dilemmas.

AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL FOUNDATION
Award winners and funding opportunities
Upcoming APF deadlines
Donor spotlight

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
Personalities
Staff


UPFRONT

You are what you dream

Positive psychology conference looks at character strengths

Colleges cope with recession

Toronto judge cites parental alienation in child-custody case

More students than ever don't get internships

 
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