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Volume 35, No. 1 January 2004

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Cover stories

Battling obesity

Meet APA's new president

Studying giant pandas' behavior

Psychologists fight for hospital privileges

Stanford psychology department honored

The ethics of multiple relationships





In this month's issue:

Mark your calendars
Plan ahead for psychology's regional association meetings.

Showcasing all that psychology can offer
APA's 2004 president brings her broad academic and policy interests to nurturing the association's future.

APA initiative connects genetics and psychology
A science working group's recommendations have led to plans to further psychologists' knowledge of and involvement in genetics research.

Protecting practitioners' autonomy
APA stands up to Oxford Health Plans over audits of psychologists' records--and gets results.

A new way of looking at health status
APA is leading the effort to create a guide for health professionals' use of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health.

Solutions to resolution dilution
New Year's resolutions provide an opportunity for psychologists to study self-initiated behavior change and glean effective strategies for positive change at any time of the year.

Expanding geropsychology training
Seven geropsychology programs secure $1.2 million in federal funding.

Geropsychology award winners

PUBLIC POLICY UPDATE:
A story of successful advocacy
How a handful of APA members have raised awareness in Congress about the mental and behavioral health needs of students on college campuses.

NEW JOURNAL EDITORS:

La Greca takes the reins of the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology
The new editor hopes to reflect the diversity of the field while maintaining solid practical and scientific information for readers.

Wedding to assume editorship of Contemporary Psychology
His plans include bringing timely reviews of books and films to the journal.

CP seeks book reviewers

ETHICS ROUNDS:
Multiple relationships and APA's new Ethics Code: values and applications

Apply for the 2004 Graduate Student Ethics prize

A home for Indian country psychologists
Prescription privileges, loan-repayment options and more visibility are among the priorities for an up-and-coming section of Div. 18.

Spotlight on...
A featured psychology leader whose vision, time and financial support have made the American Psychological Foundation a major philanthropic organization for psychology.

Psychologist is CASE professor of the year in Arizona

Departments

APF news
Association news
Classified Ads
A closer look
Division spotlight
Ethics rounds
Judicial notebook
Letters
People
President's column
Professional point
Public Policy Office update
Running commentary
Speaking of education
Staff

In brief

Ronald F. Levant elected as APA's 2005 president

Voting results for 2005 presidential election

Escape to the outer islands

Postpartum depression linked with preteen violence

College women underperform on tests when in the minority

APA-sponsored CE opportunities increase in 2004

What lies behind the female habit of 'tending and befriending' during stress

 

 



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