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Table of Contents
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In this month's issue:
PTSD:
• PTSD treatments grow in evidence, effectiveness
• PTSD treatments demand more study
• Helping families cope with PTSD
• A unique training program
• Delayed reaction
Report calls on military to double social, behavioral sciences funding
An independent panel highlights six areas where improving
our understanding of human behavior can play a key role in improving military
operations.
A laugh heard 'round the world
Forty years ago, Paul Ekman amused
children from an isolated tribe and made psychology history.
A man of action
Master methodologist, esteemed child psychologist and
unassuming funnyman Alan E. Kazdin has taken the helm as APA president.
Wake up to a new practice opportunity
Some 10 percent of Americans suffer from chronic insomnia. Psychologists can help.
Recommended reading
Psychologists share the contents of their self-help shelves.
'Not much has changed'
One of the Little Rock Nine, psychologist Terrence Roberts shares his thoughts on the state of racial equality in psychology and the country.
Science Watch
Liar, liar, neurons fire
Children's early attempts to lie are laughably inept, but researchers are learning a lot about their transition into lying pros.
An elephant in the office
Experts discuss why clients withhold truth, and what practitioners can do about it.
Money talks
Therapists and
researchers address people's unhealthy relationships
with money.
Making time for family time
Advice from early-career psychologists on how they juggle family and career.
Psychology's front lines
The contributions community colleges make to psychology are
often overlooked but vital.
Psychology + fun = active learning
Interactive experiments on APA's Online Psychology Laboratory bring psychological science to life.
One in a million
Thanks to Jack McKay's financial stewardship,
APA is on tremendously strong financial footing. But as he retires,
his fiscal savvy is the least of what his colleagues will miss.
Meet your intellectual needs
Psychology's regional meetings offer
new insights.
DEPARTMENTS
• Letters
• President's column
• From the CEO
• Judicial notebook
• Speaking of Education
• Ethics rounds
• Association news
• Division spotlight
• American Psychological Foundation
• People
• Staff
IN BRIEF
• Unhealthy workplace behaviors differ between men and women
• Pre-K math and reading predict later success
• Oops! I did it again
• Employees benefit from flexible hours, telecommuting
• Volunteer psychologists helped Californians cope with wildfires
• Multicultural training can improve disaster response, says APA report
• APA informs Congress about smoking's costs
• Psychologists to advise President Bush on American math instruction
• Early drinking leads to alcohol dependence later in life
• Cancer survival not linked to a positive attitude, study finds
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