October 2026 Monitor on Psychology

Monitor on Psychology

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Features

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Helping workaholics find balance

Causes, consequences, and coping mechanisms for compulsive overwork
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New research on Black girlhood expands developmental science

Engaging Black girls as partners in studying their own experiences

CE Corner

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How to support patients grappling with genetic testing results

Psychologists can help patients separate useful information from noise

News

The coalition of CEOs and masterminds of the inaugural Black Boys and Men Mental Health Summit at College Park, Maryland in July (from left to right): Daniel H. Gillison Jr., CEO, National Alliance on Mental Illness; Dr. Georges C. Benjamin, CEO, American Public Health Association; Dr. Arthur C. Evans Jr., CEO, APA; Dr. Arthur Taft Parsons III, vice president and chief psychiatric officer, CVS Health; Dr. Marketa Wills, CEO, American Psychiatric Association.

Black Boys and Men Mental Health Summit

Inaugural gathering focused on institutions, relationships, and systems
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Why we keep falling for fraud

Psychologists are looking more closely at how fraud spreads and the psychological interventions that can help
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Law enforcement use of facial recognition technology

What the defense should know about reliability and role in prosecution

Career

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A better way to report research

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Helping psychologists work with American Indian and Alaska Native communities

At APA

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From the president

Why self-care is vital to our work

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From the CEO

Challenging assumptions

Research

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In brief

People may overlook unlikely events in financial forecasts, and more findings

Highlights of recent research from psychology and related fields
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Datapoint

How much do psychology degree holders earn?

Those with psychology doctoral degrees have higher earning potential
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By the numbers

Who really pays the price of caregiving?

Women and low-income adults face a bigger burden

People

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Andrea Bonior uses media presence to share psychological insights

Psychologist is widely featured expert on mental health and more
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Psychologists in the news

Awards, achievements, and appointments of psychologists around the country

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Date created: October 2026

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