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APA Monitor on Psychology

Volume 34, No. 5 May 2003

		Table of contents Print version: page 6 Cover stories Highlights of this year's convention Cultivating children's otherwise untapped talents Challenges facing parents with disabilities Meet the candidates for APA's 2005 president Fighting and researching ageism APA files a record four amicus briefs In this month's issue: Everday fears trump worries about terrorism gradPSYCH has arrived! Cognitive sex differences: a 'political minefield' At the Eastern Psychological Association meeting, psychologists spoke on sex differences and other topics in cognitive psychology. High school students receive Psi Beta honors Acceleration: Is moving ahead the right step? The top of their class Gifted teens get an up-close look at their chosen field of interest in the Pinnacle Project. Geropsychologists are badly needed Resources for parents with disabilities APA election guidelines Public Policy Update: Psychology's chance to strengthen the Higher Education Act State Leadership Conference, March 1-4: Staying the course The message of APA's 2003 State Leadership Conference was to continue the fight for health-care policy reform. Health-care reform: A difficult road Honoring psychology's heroes Honorees Rep. Patrick Kennedy and Ellen Gerrity--former adviser to Paul Wellstone-- stirred the State Leadership crowd with messages of mental health advocacy. Advocacy in a diverse society Panelists urged state leaders to actively shape the legislative response to America's changing demographics. Getting paid under Medicare Implementing the law Psychologists in three states work to implement--or oppose implementation of--new laws. Psychologists needed for treatment of serious mental illness Some psychologists at the State Leadership Conference urged the field to get more involved in serious mental illness. Honors at the SLC Psychologists head to Capitol Hill Departments APF news Association news Classified Ads Division spotlight Judicial notebook Letters People President's column Professional point Public Policy Office update Running commentary Speaking of education Staff In brief Some gambling problems may be transient Funding available to study psychology's history Childhood exposure to televised violence may predict aggressive behavior in adults Alcohol undermines intentional remembering but leaves other kinds of memory intact Materials released to help build resilience in wartime Chronic second-guessing jeopardizes mental health HRT doesn't boost quality of life, study finds Depressed children may doubt their academic and social abilities, study finds Science advisory committee investigation is launched Psychologists discuss developing corporate ethics Psychology mourns the death of Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan Conference examined healthy workplace issues
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