June 2019 | Monitor on Psychology
Vol. 50 No. 6
On the Cover: New solutions for the opioid crisis
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How psychologists improve care
Medications have been the gold standard for treating opioid use disorder, but behavioral interventions can improve treatment for opioid addiction and address the comorbid conditions that go along with it
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Life-saving supports
Psychologist-designed programs that include housing, work and family interventions for people with opioid use disorder show promise
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The stigma that undermines care
Psychologists are working to tear down the stereotypes and biased language that foster discrimination against those with opioid and other substance use disorders
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Prevention as the first line of defense
By teaching people to manage pain without opioids, psychologists are helping to prevent those at risk from sliding into misuse
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Training front-line psychologists
Want to help address the opioid epidemic but need more expertise? Here's where to update and expand your skills.
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Who needs opioids?
Psychologist-developed screening instruments help determine which pain patients should receive opioids and which are at risk for misuse
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Changing opioid policies and practices
Advocacy by APA and individual psychologists is tackling the opioid epidemic at the federal, state and local levels
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Opioid crisis: Resources for psychologists
APA’s cross-divisional resource guide offers practical advice to help psychologists respond to the opioid crisis
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APA’s newly revised Guidelines for Psychological Practice With Girls and Women focus on intersectionality and global gender issues
Features
Spearheaded by psychologists, a new long-term study will produce mountains of open-access data on adolescents
Drug courts have altered the criminal justice system and offered an alternative to a revolving door of incarceration, release and re-arrest. This psychologist and legal expert is working to expand similar programs to address other psychological and social issues.
James Coan leads a University of Virginia lab that explores how social relationships protect us against stress and keep us healthy
Psychologist Jennifer Veitch works with a team of engineers, physicists and others to advance lighting and heating technology in ways that protect mental health and save energy
Houston Fire Department psychologist Jana Tran helps firefighters manage the intense stress of their jobs
Americans ages 18 to 25 report more psychological distress and depression than a decade ago
What's ahead at APA
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