April 2002 | Vol. 33 No. 4
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COVER STORY
Overcoming barriers to pain reliefPsychologists are among those knocking down the obstacles to successful pain treatment.
Hope on the horizonBehavioral researchers are uncovering promising new ways to treat chronic pain.
Giving a voice to cognitively impaired childrenPsychologists have recently begun to develop reliable ways to assess pain in children with cognitive impairment, laying the groundwork for better pain-management practices.
Embracing the mind-body approachMark B. Weisberg co-owns a multidisciplinary clinic specializing in pain.
Preparing patients for spinal surgeryWilliam Deardorff offers his expertise to both patients and surgeons.
Easing migraine painStacey A. Williams uses biofeedback to treat adolescents in pain.
Burn patients find relief in a virtual worldRecent research indicates that virtual reality helps ease pain during burn wound treatment.
FEATURE
APAGS invitation: get involvedNew Mexico becomes first state to gain Rx privilegesPsychology's push for prescription privileges is finally rewarded--and could set an important precedent for other states.
Psychologists in the CIANew lessons on children and stressOne psychologist's work has changed researchers' assumptions of how children cope after disaster.
Helping kids cope with a new threatIn the wake of Sept. 11, there are ways parents can foster children's sense of security.
Undergrads flock to classes on traumaIn the wake of Sept. 11, schools respond to students' increased interest in terrorism and other traumatic life events.
From classroom to clinic and backSome of the best research is sparked by students, tested in the lab, put into practice and fed back to classes as theory. And so the loop goes.
Is research at risk?In recent years, the mantra at research universities has been, 'pay more attention to teaching.' Some say that might be undermining the ability to do research.
Video series offers help to childrenTech enrichment or overkill?Amid growing awareness that computerized slide presentations can bore students, academics look to use the software more interactively.
What can resolve the paradox of mental health disparitiesA first-of-its-kind national survey promises to shed new light on ethnic and racial health disparities.
Psychologists help companies traverse the minefields of layoffsInsensitive treatment spurs anger and legal action from laid-off employees, and negative press follows. Psychologists are stepping in to help.
More psychologists are attracted to the executive coaching fieldPsychologists in executive coaching say joining the field requires business and psychological know-how.
A different kind of coachingIn her work with professional athletes, Yolanda Bruce Brooks concentrates on the person in the player.
Psychology around the worldPsychologists recognize a history of oppression as they work with indigenous Australians.
Interested in preventing Child Maltreatment?APA's Div. 37, Section 1, seeks to attract more practitioners and basic researchers to the field.
PUBLIC POLICY UPDATE
President Bush's budget request: opportunities and pitfalls aboundIN BRIEF
- Time has taught us to build better Web bonds
- Dopamine, prefrontal cortex linked to cognitive difficulty in old age
- Study dispels perception that women leave jobs more than men do
- Chronic mild depression can affect older adults' immune systems, study finds
- The higher the IQ, the less likelihood of PTSD, study suggests
- Genetic research project studies heart disease and positive emotions
- Study shows telephone counseling can be effective
- Submit questions now for convention's Psychology Jeopardy
- What's in a name? The power to sway decisions
- APA council establishes task forces on key societal issues
- APA advocates for new funding for graduate training
- Zimbardo talk focuses on how individuals can be persuaded to commit malevolent acts
- APA educates Congress about women's mental health
- APA welcomes new SAMHSA chief
- Conference will set agenda on disability research