June 2003 | Vol. 34 No. 6
Monitor Table of Contents
COVER STORY
Beyond 'urbancentrism'People in rural areas need psychological services just as much as city dwellers do, but rural psychologists continue to be in short supply.
Psychology in Indian countryThere are many unmet needs in rural American Indian and Alaska Native communities, but also reasons to be hopeful.
Telehealth gets back to basicsTelehealth has returned to its roots: serving patients and providers in hard-to-reach communities.
Teaching self-sufficiency for rural practiceMore programs emphasize understanding rural culture and becoming your own CEO.
Knocking down access barriersPsychologists are working to step up services to people with disabilities in rural areas.
Maintaining ethics in a rural settingA Utah psychologist finds that practicing in a rural area poses unique ethical dilemmas.
Man of many rolesA school psychologist balances clinical distance and community involvement.
Professional pioneering on the frontierCarla Bradley's frontier culture shock ended up being a boon to her professional skills.
At home on the rangeRural Texas offers opportunities aplenty to psychologists, says Rick McGraw.
FEATURE
A new treatment for addictionThe FDA recently approved buprenorphine for the treatment of opiate addiction. Psychologists helped develop the drug and will provide key services to patients treated with it.
How does Magellan's bankruptcy affect psychologists?Will the company continue to operate while it attempts to restructure to satisfy creditors?
The drive to fix health careAPA is involved with a national effort to tap communities for recommendations on better health care.
Older and untroubledNew research suggests that older people have fewer negative memories than younger people do.
The mandated reporting debateEditor's note to frame the debate
Yes, there should be mandated reporting for researchersNo, researchers should not be mandated reporters of child abuseSocial responsibility during conflict and warPeace psychologists re-examine ethics and best practices in the world's conflict zones.
Operation hearts and mindsPsychological operations are becoming a regular part of military strategy.
CE sponsor approval criteria under reviewA new draft of APA's criteria to approve sponsors of continuing-education programs is up for public comment.
A champion for psychology educationRep. C.W. "Bill" Young's support of the Graduate Psychology Education program was key to its funding.
A champion for psychology educationA task force calls for APA to step up its efforts in early-childhood education and care.
A life's work in developmental psychologyColleagues honored psychologist and Head Start pioneer Edward Zigler for his child development research and advocacy at a recent festschrift.
Head Start may undergo overhaulConvention highlights from APA's divisions and affiliated groupsJoin APA's divisions and affiliates for APA's 2003 Annual Convention in Toronto, Aug. 7-10.
Psychologists host a public forum on resilience in wartimeAlmost 200 Californians turned out for tips on how to build resilience.
VA conference focuses on psychologists' valueCandidate response: Ronald F. Levant, EdDCandidate response: Stephen A. Ragusea, PsyDCandidates state their viewsCandidate response: Larry E. Beutler, PhDCandidate response: Donald K. Freedheim, PhDCandidate response: Jerry H. Clark, PhD
PUBLIC POLICY UPDATE
Basic research for a changing worldA psychologist's testimony may bolster funding for psychological research.
IN BRIEF
- National sleep disorders plan calls for more behavioral research
- Race perceptions affect children's job hopes
- NIMH to raise awareness of depression in men
- I/O conference examines Army Special Forces, workplace incivility
- Even delayed feedback appears to influence recollection of an event
- Mothers' mental stress linked to children's medical visits
- How do words interfere with the time it takes to name pictures?
- Military leaders' styles may predict their platoons' success