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Cover Story
A mirror on the self
Considered by some to be the ultimate identity tool, the Internet allows us to explore other facets of our personalities. The danger lies in failing to integrate online and offline selves, psychologists say.
Science
A Web of research
They're fun, they're fast and they save money, but do Web experiments yield quality results?
Online experiments: ethically fair or foul?
Researchers are facing new ethical challenges as they
conduct experiments on the World Wide Web.
Often, the bells
and whistles backfire
Human factors psychologists are intervening to make Web sites more user-friendly.
Practice
Is Internet
addiction real?
More research is being
conducted to explore the ways people use--and
misuse--the Internet.
Self-help sites:
a blessing or a bane?
Psychologists are poised
to offer Web services,
but questions loom about
the quality of information online.
Taking telehealth
to the next step
Providing psychotherapy
from a distance is still in its infancy, but it may not be long until it's mainstream, experts predict.
How will the rules on telehealth be written?
Psychologists seek to influence regulations that govern
telehealth practice--before outsiders write them first.
Taking time and space out of service delivery
Stephen Sulzbacher's
telehealth practice provides behavioral treatments to children in rural communities.
Public Interest
Linking up online
Is the Internet enhancing interpersonal connections
or leading to greater social isolation?
A renaissance for all?
The technology revolution could widen old gaps in opportunity.
Education
Free of charge,
open all hours
Smaller psychology departments get a boost from a Web site that allows users to collect and store experimental data--all for no charge.
Reinventing class discussion online
Professors find that role-playing and other icebreakers get students
talking on the Web.
One psychology project, three states
Internet-based research
projects link students from across the country.
The student union
Graduate students share
their favorite Web sites
on job hunting, research training and professional development.
Association
Carving out a
career niche online
Psychologists are expanding their careers on the Web.
What's new on
APA's Web site
APA's award-winning site
continues to evolve to meet
the needs of members and
the general public.
Hot at Convention
Internet sessions headline APA's Convention.
Nominate your colleagues for
APA's 2001 awards
Deadline for all nominations is June 1.
Departments
Association news
Calendar
Division spotlight
Facts and figures
Judicial notebook
Letters
On the record
People
President's column
Public Policy Office update
Running Commentary
Science Directions
Science Speaks
Shared Perspectives
Web sites of the month
In brief
Psychologist's work
and dreams led to the rise of the Internet
What makes a successful cyber-student?
Cyber-grants:
the wave of the future
Feds consider medical
records rules that would affect psychology practice and science
Confidentiality not guaranteed by most health Web sites, report finds
Prescription for
better health care: more Internet development
CORRECTION
The February 2000 issue incorrectly described cover artist Judy Castelli as an artist with schizophrenia. Judy Castelli was diagnosed incorrectly with schizophrenia for many years. She is a survivor of child abuse and more recently has been diagnosed with dissociative identity disorder and multiple personality disorder.
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