Firewall needed between marketing and science

    With more and more psychologists winning the authority to write prescriptions for psychotropic medications, a firewall needs to be built between the profession and drug companies to keep science from being corrupted, said a number of speakers at the American Psychological Association (APA) convention.

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APA Council looks at early career membership problem

    How to attract cash-strapped early career psychologists – called by many as “our future” -- headed the agenda when the Council of Representatives of the American Psychological Association (APA) met during APA's 112th annual convention in Hawaii last month.

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'Correctniks" hamper thought and research

    In a Viewpoint piece, Robert Perloff, Ph.D., discusses "political correctness" and how unfettered thought and research are hampered.  He sites numerous "real life" examples and the impact on psychologists.

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Psychological symbols manipulate voters

    In the other Viewpoint article, Bryant Welch, J.D., Ph.D., asserts that our (nation's) leadership will be determined in November, and, like it or not, it will be determined by our current political processes.
     Psychology has a lot to contribute to the effective functioning of our political processes.   Depth psychology has given us a wealth of information that makes sense of the seemingly inexplicable and often self-defeating nature of human behavior.