Volume 37, No. 1 January 2006
Table of Contents
Print version: page 6
Cover story: Why we sleep
• To sleep, perhance to twitch
• Wild findings on animal sleep
• Brain, heal thyself
• Let's sleep on it
In this month's issue
Clearing the way
APA's new policy on granting rights to reuse published material will ensure that electronic versions of books and journals match the print originals.
Regional meetings to host top-name speakers
Seven meetings across the country will feature distinguished scientists and scholars in psychology.
A family focus
APA 2006 President Gerald P. Koocher seeks to inform policy-makers about the value of psychological
science while bringing psychologists of all ethnicities and ages into the fold.
SCIENCE WATCH:
Screening surveyed
Psychological research on whether people can apply their knowledge of specific objects to broader categories during screening tasks may have
implications for aviation security.
Nationwide survey spotlights U.S. alcohol abuse
A large federal epidemiological survey offers new insights into alcohol abuse–and an
opportunity for psychologists to further investigate alcoholism and related disorders.
Allied against autism
A new autism center–headed by a psychologist–is bringing together a diverse array of researchers
at the University of Missouri–Columbia.
Keita takes over leadership of APA's Public Interest Directorate
At the helm of the Public Interest Directorate, Gwendolyn Puryear Keita aims to increase psychology's prominence.
Faculty mentoring faculty
Universities increasingly offer mentoring programs that link new faculty with more experienced colleagues.
Changing health care's focus
A newly released APA draft manual aims to transform the way health professionals approach health care.
Assessing assessment
Psychological assessment enjoys new respect, applications and approaches.
War's invisible wounds
Volunteer psychologists and other providers are helping relatives of National Guard and Army Reserve troops in Afghanistan and Iraq cope with the wars' effects.
Recognition, early on
APA's Council of Representatives has elected seven early-career psychologists to fellow status.
PUBLIC POLICY UPDATE:
Rural America in need
The U.S. countryside offers burgeoning opportunities for psychologists and interns.
ETHICS ROUNDS:
A letter to ‘Ethics Rounds'
Ethical complexities when therapist-spouses refer clients to one another call for a thoughtful process to protect our clients from harm.
Chronic pain and marital relationships
Weiss Fund recipient David A. Sbarra investigates how couples navigate chronic pain conditions.
DEPARTMENTS
• Letters
• President's column
• From the CEO
• Speaking of education
• Professional point
• Judicial notebook
• Association news
• Division spotlight
• American Psychological Foundation
• A closer look
• People
IN BRIEF
• Brehm will be APA's 2007 president
• APA convention to remain in New Orleans
• Science and math aptitude is unrelated to gender, study suggests
• Psychologist calls for more funding to study trauma
• TV interviewers' behaviors may influence viewers' opinions
• TOPSS updates its high school psychology curriculum standards
• Researchers discuss drug abuse-HIV link at Capitol Hill briefing
• Children's expressiveness linked to family and culture
• Make plans this summer for international psychology meeting
• APA-sponsored conference delves into workplace health
• Revised codes, higher payments for testing services in 2006
• New program helps students with disabilities access APA books
• Psychological Services expands publication schedule
• Briefing highlights ethnic-minority children's mental heath needs
• APA announces Katrina grant recipients
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