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Cover stories
Helping a nation heal
Opposing terrorism by understanding the human capacity
for evil by Philip G. Zimbardo, Ph.D., APA President-elect
Behavioral science gears up to combat terrorism
APA mobilizes its Disaster Response Network
Reaching out to schools and communities
Special issue articles
'A particularly gifted therapist'
Norma Lang Steuerle, PhD, is remembered for her energy, zest for life and sense of humor.
APA responds to terrorist attacks
'A daunting, unbelievable experience'
Psychologist June Feder overcame clogged communication channels and mass confusion to respond to the disaster in New York.
A different kind of war zone
After the attacks, international trauma relief expert and New York City psychologist Nina Thomas put her skills to work in her hometown.
'I was proud to be a New Yorker, an American and a psychologist'
Laura Barbanel has seen mental health care emerge as a priority in ways it hasn't before.
'I'd step in to help again in a second'
In the weeks after the attacks, APA psychologist Daniel Dodgen counseled rescuers, Department of Defense and airline workers, and families of victims at the Pentagon.
A countrywide effort to help
New York, New Jersey and Virginia: at ground zero
Finding a sense of purpose after tragedy
In response to the tragedies, a New York psychologist expands the focus of her practice.
Responding to the nation's sadness, anger and fear
APA President Norine G. Johnson discusses psychology's role in the aftermath of the attacks and shares some of her related clinical experiences.
Tapping their own resilience
Practitioners shouldn't consider themselves invulnerable at this time and are encouraged to address their own needs so they can help their clients.
Help for practitioners
APA's Advisory Committee on Colleague Assistance has developed a fact sheet focused on professional health and well-being in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks.
Helping the nation cope
APA develops public service announcements aimed at adults and children.
Military psychologists respond to attacks
Military psychologists are educating troops about stress, developing new ways to train military personnel in the fight against terrorism and offering support to families.
'It exposed America's vulnerability'
A former State Department and FAA psychologist talks frankly about America's response to the recent terrorist attacks.
Psychology plays integral role in federal response
to terrorism
APA's Public Policy Office is responding to the national tragedy through a range of policy initiatives involving psychological science, education and public interest.
Amid the despair, there is hope
APA Past-president Martin E.P. Seligman talks about optimism in the aftermath of the Sept. 11 attacks.
Understanding and preventing hate crimes
Psychologists' research offers new insights on the emotions that lead to hate crimes and how to prevent them.
All you need is contact
A longstanding line of research that aims to combat bias among conflicting groups springs from a theory called the "contact hypothesis."
New data shed light on anxiety and attention
Research indicates that during anxiety, people find it difficult to pull their attention away from threatening stimuli, challenging long-held assumptions about the link between anxiety and attention.
Other articles in this issue
Surviving a patient's suicide
Support from other psychologists, especially for trainees, is an integral part of recovery for 'clinician-survivors.'
Statistical risk factors for suicide
Suicide facts and figures
Unraveling the mystery of suicide
Questions remain on what motivates people to take their lives.
Intervening with family
Working with the family members of a patient who is suicidal or has completed suicide is a role more psychologists are embracing.
Warning signs
Tips on when to be concerned about a client.
A primer of diversity
Psychology's introductory textbooks need to better integrate issues of aging, disability, gender, sexual orientation and ethnicity, argue experts.
Diversity resources
Want to learn more about diversity issues in psychology? Try these resources recommended by members of the Textbook Guidelines Initiative.
Curriculum overhaul gives behavioral medicine a
higher profile
A new medical school curriculum, the first of its kind, will prepare physicians to take advantage of advances in the behavioral sciences.
An 'American psychologist'
Robert V. Guthrie, one of the most influential and multifaceted African-American scholars of the century, wants to be remembered only as 'an American psychologist.'
Medicare will now cover some telehealth psychotherapy services
Under the new rule, payment for telehealth services will equal what Medicare would pay for the service without the use of a telecommunications system.
Furthering health promotion
'Creating a New Vision for Health Promotion' conference will be held Feb. 25-March 1 in Lake Tahoe, Nevada.
APA publishes 13 of the century's top 28 psychology journals
'Journals of the Century,' by category
The turgid prose of some journal articles may curb their influence
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Letters
People
President's column
Running commentary
Science directions
Shared perspectives
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