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Table of Contents
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In this month's issue:
Children and the Internet:
• It's fun, but does it make you smarter?
• Socially wired
• Creating a place for MySpace
• Web pornography's effects on children
The new kid in town
Lonnie Sherrod plans to expand international and
multidiscplinary work as the new executive director
of the Society for Research in Child Development.
Science watch
The joke's
in you
New research on how children develop a sense of
humor is giving psychologists
a window into social and mental
development.
A call to action: APA's 2007 Resolution
Against Torture
An overview of APA's latest position
on torture and other cruel, inhuman, and degrading treatment
or punishment.
Ethics Rounds
Exploring ethical aspects of our work
APA members seized the opportunity at APA's Annual Convention
to examine ethics in all facets of our profession.
Civil wars
Psychologists who work as parenting coordinators help moms and dads keep
the peace.
Teaming up for better care
An interdisciplinary practice offers services from psychotherapy to family law, all in one place.
Polishing those golden years
Groups rally to expand geropsychology training opportunities.
Better access for all?
A U.N. treaty paves the way for
real reform for those with mental and physical disabilities, experts say.
Education Leadership Conference
• Adding psychology's teachings to the mix
• Outcomes that matter
• Taking psychology's message to Congress
• Keeping psychology in medical education
Better living through creative chemistry
APA's Catalyst program helps gifted high schoolers develop their
talent by exploring originality in the arts and sciences.
Teaching the teachers
Summer institute gives high school psych instructors a crash course in biopsychology.
Shared perspectives
Pulling together after a tragedy
With the help of strong mental health partnerships, the Virginia Tech community continues to heal.
Public policy update
Congress's chance to boost elder care
APA urges Congress to recognize the need for more integrated health care.
DEPARTMENTS
• Letters
• President's column
• Guest column
• From the CEO
• Judicial notebook
• Speaking of education
• Association news
• Division spotlight
• American Psychological Foundation
• People
• Staff
IN BRIEF
• Grit: It's what separates the best from
the merely good
• What's 'up' with God?
• Daily weigh-ins help maintain weight loss
• Drink in groups, become more competitive
• A recipe for schizophrenia symptoms?
• Gurel Fund gives library a technology makeover
• Tapping Internet use to improve patient care
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