Volume 33, No. 11 December 2002
Print version: page 6
Cover stories
Ray retires
HIPAA compliance deadline is fast approaching
Building resilience from the grassroots up
A wrap-up of 2002's psychology-friendly legislation
Psychology mourns
Friends indeed
Different shades of perception
On a mission to save lives
Learning by doing
Attracting more school psychology faculty
Assessing educational success
Building resilience from the grassroots up
APA recognizes five companies for making health the bottom line
Help for those who work with adolescents
Success in the states
A healthy connection
What I learned in mind control
Guidelines for APA's presidential elections
In brief Grants available to study creativity, optimism and other virtues
Psychology to play key role in national center on terrorism Video series teaches health-counseling skills
Hormone therapy may reduce memory among Alzheimer's patients
Committee seeks input on accreditation of doctoral programs in 'emerging substantive areas'
Register now for 'Work, stress and health' conference
APA workshop offers tips on making the transition from graduate student to faculty member
Self-esteem that's based on external sources has mental health consequences, study says
Does brain damage cause different kinds of attention problems? APA supports raising tax on tobacco
APA collaboration helps to tackle the psychological needs of children with growth problems
In this month's issue:
Mental health advocates grieve over the loss of Sen. Paul Wellstone, his wife, Sheila, and staffer Mary McEvoy.
Social support from pets can lower stress, research shows.
A new study shows how learning--and possibly language--can influence color perception.
Science Watch:
Thinking clinically
A new study shows how clinicians' theories could affect their diagnoses.
An L.A. psychologist develops a pilot program for screening and treating African women with cervical cancer.
Four keys to fostering undergraduate research in your laboratory.
As faculty positions in school psychology programs remain unfilled, psychologists will explore ways to make these jobs more attractive in a February meeting.
At a recent conference, educators at all levels swapped strategies for gauging student learning and tapping recently approved psychology learning goals.
An APA reference gives professionals insight into an often-misunderstood age group.
In 2002, states passed laws that protect psychotherapy notes, provide mental health parity and give psychologists the right to prescribe.
A briefing on Capitol Hill focused on the ties between behavior and health.
Public Policy Update:
Hats off to our psychology advocates
APA celebrates a year of successes on federal initiatives key to psychology.
Departments
Association news
Classified Ads
Division spotlight
In the public interest
Judicial notebook
Letters
People
President's column
Running commentary
Science directions
Speaking of education
Staff
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