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What do we really know about kids and screens?

Research is giving us a better understanding of the risks and potential benefits of kids’ use of digital devices
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How hard is it to stop antidepressants?

Withdrawal symptoms may be more common than previously thought

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Nurtured by nature

Time in nature can improve our mental health and sharpen our cognition

NEWS

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Working together against racism

Dr. Wendy Viola is evaluating New York City’s new Spaces to Thrive program

Libraries as mental health hubs

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Reaching out to the faithful

CE Corner

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Treating people with hoarding disorder

About 2.5% of the population meets the diagnostic criteria for hoarding disorder, a complex and difficult-to-treat condition

Research

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In brief

Big spenders, super savers

Personality can have a powerful influence on how people spend retirement savings
Datapoint

Psychology knowledge at work

U.S. workers and other occupational experts rank the importance of knowledge areas
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By the numbers

Alcohol-related deaths on the rise

Deaths related to alcohol use have more than doubled over the past two decades

CAREER

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10 ways to maintain your virality in teaching

Seek out connections, switch up your material to find the meaning in your lessons to sustain your passion in the classroom
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Identifying ways to soothe pain

Dartmouth College lab looks to brain imaging and machine learning to understand the psychological complexity of pain
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How to become a journal editor

The psychology field is looking for fresh voices
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Using apps with your patients

Apps can be a useful adjunct to therapy
APA President Dr. Sandra L. Shullman
President's Column

Learning leaders or passive bystanders?

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From the CEO

Leading the way on children's mental health

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Judicial notebook

What sways a death penalty decision?

David Sabsevitz, PhD, ABPP
Conversation

5 questions for David Sabsevitz

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