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Halve the Risk of a Heart Attack

May 2, 2012

Proponents of positive psychology may take satisfaction from a Harvard study that shows optimistic people have half the risk of suffering... Read more...

 

Barbara Van Dahlen, Ph.D. Named One of TIME’s 100 Most Influential People

May 2, 2012

Barbara Van Dahlen, Ph.D., has been named one of TIME magazine’s 100 most influential people in the world. Van Dahlen founded Give... Read more...

 

1 in 88 Children Diagnosed with Austim

May 2, 2012

The Center for Disease Control released a report in April — designated as Autism Awareness Month — that among 8-year-olds,... Read more...

 

The Future Economics of Practice

March 26, 2012

I have been writing for some time about the changing demo- graphics in America and how they will affect a doctor of psychology’s... Read more...

 

Canadians Retain Full Status in APA

March 26, 2012

Washington, D.C. – After a year of discussions, sometimes heated, the APA Council of Representatives voted at its February meeting... Read more...

 

A Look Back at 10 years of RxP

March 26, 2012

On March 6, 2002, then-Gov. Gary Johnson signed New Mexico’s HB170 into public law, authorizing appropriately trained psychologists... Read more...

 

The Google effect: Training our brains

November 14, 2011

A recent headline proclaimed, “Digital Universe to Smash ‘Zettabyte’ Barrier for the First Time” telling us that the amount... Read more...

 

New system to predict fraud and abuse

November 14, 2011

Due to increasing pressure to reduce fraud, abuse, and billing errors in its Medicare program, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid... Read more...

 

22nd state recognizes differences in legal competency

November 14, 2011

In July of 2011, when Ohio House Bill 86 was passed by the legislature and signed by the governor, Ohio took a huge stride forward... Read more...

 

Stand Down helps homeless veterans get their lives back

September 19, 2011

A three-day annual program called Stand Down in Ventura County California that was co-founded by a psychologist serves a growing number... Read more...

 

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