Volume 34, No. 8 September 2003
Print version: page 6
Cover stories
What makes a great teacher?
White House group calls for mental health change More distracts drivers than previously thought Lessons in resilience for the young Priming minority students for biopsychology Children and atypical gender behavior
U.S. mental health system needs less stigma, more consumer input
Driven to distraction
The drive for electronic claims Lessons in resilience
In this month's issue:
President Bush's New Freedom Commission on Mental Health has recommended strategies to improve the quality of mental health services.
Demanding cognitive tasks, including complex conversation, divert driver attention from the road.
The HIPAA Transaction Rule may speed a trend toward paperless claims for health services.
APA is collaborating with Time for Kids to teach children about bouncing back from stress.
Reaching the under
served
APA is promoting legislation to enhance mental health across the life span.
Psychodermatology's first postdoc
Postdoctoral fellow Karen Mallin is filling a gap in services for young dermatology patients.
Priming minority students for success in biopsychology
Understanding children's atypical gender behavior
American psychologists at the United Nations
Supreme Court rules on cases that drew APA interest and input
APA presidential election
Divisions and state associations announce 2003 officers
Ethics Rounds:
In brief Check out a one-stop resource on ADHD
Teen depression can affect adult happiness
Race bias may contribute to accidental shots fired at blacks
Convention in paradise: activities abound for the budget-conscious
Study offers clues on why women choose medicine over engineering
War on terrorism' should better address psychological consequences, report says
Psychologists brainstorm school and education research directions
APA offers ethics workshops nationwide
Third edition of ethics book now available
Self-disclosure a leading factor in not seeking therapy
Summer institutes provide cutting-edge research training
Parents' relocation after divorce may affect children long-term
An APA demonstration project shows that early exposure to careers in the biomedical areas of psychology leads more minorities to pursue related careers.
A model support group helps parents learn to accept and affirm their gender-variant children.
APA's representatives bring psychological insight to world human rights issues.
Supreme Court supports similar stances to those outlined in APA amicus briefs.
Candidates answer last two questions.
Academic and clinical training under APA's new Ethics Code
The APF Koppitz Fellowship Program is funding the promising work of three up-and-coming child development researchers.
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In the public interest
Judicial notebook
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People
President's column
Public Policy Office update
Running commentary
Science directions
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