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Monitor on Psychology
Volume 32, No. 2 February 2001
 
Table of contents

Cover story

The career path less traveled
Meet 21 psychologists forging 21st century careers.

Do today's faculty support nontraditional careers?
Not always, say students, often because faculty don't know how to steer students in new directions.

Science

Rediscovered data confirm link between early intellect and dementia
Archival intelligence-test records, long presumed lost, provide a unique opportunity for scientists to compare childhood mental ability and later dementia.

Of mice (and rats and birds) and amendments
A controversial move to impose stiffer regulations on research involving rats, mice and birds has some researchers crying foul.

Different dispositions, different brains
How our brains resopnd to emotinal stimuli depends on the personalities we harbor, according to recent research.

Practice

Hear Missouri roar
A small state association sues a state agency for full participation for psychologists and better access for beneficiaries under Medicaid.

APA has lead role in revising classification system
The International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health will create a more user friendly, more functionally oriented classification system that could improve health outcomes for patients.

Fulfilling an unmet need
Practitioner Diane G. Sanford, who specializes in treating women for infertility, postpartum depression and other women's issues, says there's more than enough room for other psychologists in this niche.

Psychologically healthy workplaces
More state associations establish awards recognizing workplaces that work.

Public Interest

Emergency caregivers are at risk when working with children
APA and other health professionals are tackling the mental health needs of this vulnerable group.

Education

Training that's more than bilingual
A PsyD program in San Antonio prepares students to serve Spanish-speaking clients.

Association

New Neuropsychology editor will broaden journal's scope
James T. Becker's goals include encouraging international submissions, introducing special issues and expanding the journal's page count.

Ackerman to steer JEP: Applied
Boosting international submissions and training graduate students are priorities for the journal's second editor.

Ethics Code Draft published for comment
Task force seeks input on proposed revisions.

Handbook of Bereavement cover
Handbook of Bereavement Research
Meaning Reconstruction cover
Meaning Reconstruction and the Experience of Loss
Departments

APA online news
APF news
Association news
Book notes
Calendar
Division spotlight
Facts and figures
Judicial notebook
Letters
On the record
People
President's column
Public Policy Office update
Running Commentary
Science Directions
Students' say
Time capsule
Web sites of the month

In brief

Nordal elected, Brewer and Levant re-elected to APA Board of Directors

Complex program of rewards helps keep drug abusers straight

New Jersey celebrates legal settlement, gives APA funds for future work

World Health Organization spotlights mental health

Researchers pinpoint potential cause of autism

PACE research center aims to transform education

Psychologists wins multimillion dollar grant for survey

Monitor cover

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