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Monitor on Psychology
Volume 33, No. 3 March 2002
 
Table of contents

Cover stories

Eating Disorders
New data on treatments for binge-eating, anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa.

Helping older adults get on the technology bandwagon

The importance of play



Where are the psychologists in end-of-life care?

Psychology training gets a major boost from Congress

Does your office betray your personality?





Science

Does your office betray your personality?
The cues you leave behind in your personal spaces may allow others to accurately assess your personality, a new study finds.

Helping older adults get on the technology bandwagon
A team of researchers is pooling its talent to better understand how technology can be designed to address older adults' needs.

The power of pretending
Researchers set out to determine whether children's pretending does them any good.



It's more than fun and games
Play may foster everything from physical fitness to social and cognitive development, experts say.



Practice

Steady and strong progress in the push for Rx privileges
Since the prescription privileges movement began less than a decade ago, advocates have made great strides.

Making a life-or-death difference
Psychology is increasingly recognized as a key component of the transplant team.



Public Interest

Film criticized as irresponsible
A German movie claiming ties to the Stanford Prison Experiment spurs controversy over when reality ends and fiction begins.

More psychologists needed in end-of-life
With their training in conducting assessments and counseling, psychologists are well-suited to work with terminally ill patients. So, where are they?

End-of-life series is big news
Many people believe that when someone is dying, there's little their families or friends can do to help.

Psychology around the world: China
Chinese psychology moves from 'pseudo-science' to an increasingly accepted field.



Education

Psychology training gets major recognition
For the first time ever, Congress has established a program exclusively for psychology training.



The community college connection
APA gears up to better address the needs of psychologists teaching at two-year institutions.

Association

Confidentiality in the treatment of adolescents
Beginning with this issue, and continuing every other month, the APA Monitor will feature "Ethics Rounds," in which APA's Ethics Office will answer questions about the ethical issues psychologists most commonly face.

Chicago is the site for APA's new convention
APA's 26th class of fellows talks about their experiences integrating psychology with policy.

Looking for a few talented psychologists...

APA seeks nominations for 2003 awards

Candidates sought for two vacancies on Children, Youth and Families Committee

Graduate students sought for policy work



Departments

APF news
Association news
Classified Ads
Division spotlight
Judicial notebook
Letters
On the record
People
President's column
Professional point
Public Policy Office update
Shared perspectives
Speaking of education
Staff
Web sites of the month

In brief

Stress management improves cardiac health and saves money, study finds

Sign up for e-mail alerts of NIH grants

Study finds behavioral therapy as effective as pharmacotherapy in treating insomnia


PracticeNet takes a snapshot of psychology practice after Sept. 11

Research suggests Americans have changed for the better since terrorist attacks

'Window to self-discovery' opened after Sept. 11

Placebo alters brain function of people with depression

Survivors of serious head injury can learn implicitly, study finds

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