Psychology

Magazine articles on psychology.

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Managed Care October 2003	Mental Health Coverage Woes Not All in Mind The authors of a new study find that although coverage for mental healt is now widespread among those with insurance, parity laws have not really put access to mental health services on a par with access to other services, thanks to continued limits on outpatient and inpatient visits.
American Family Physician November 1, 2003 Stovall & Domino	Approaching the Suicidal Patient In an attempt to help the family physician prevent suicide, this article reviews known risk factors and offers a strategy for assessing and addressing these factors in individual patients.
Fast Company November 2003 Christine Canabou	Home for the Holidays How do you stay up when one of you is down?
BusinessWeek October 27, 2003 Catherine Arnst	Attention Deficit: Not Just Kid Stuff Drugmakers are starting to target an overlooked group: Adults with ADHD.
American Family Physician October 15, 2003 Wanda P. Fremont	School Refusal in Children and Adolescents School refusal is a problem that is stressful for children, families, and school personnel. Failing to attend school has significant short- and long-term effects on children's social, emotional, and educational development.
Science News October 11, 2003	Moral Sense Harvard researchers have designed a test, which consists of a series of moral dilemmas, to probe the psychological mechanisms underlying ethical judgments.
American Family Physician October 1, 2003 Vincent W. Delagarza	Pharmacologic Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease: An Update Alzheimer's disease is characterized by the development of senile plaques and neurofibrillary tangles, which are associated with neuronal destruction, particularly in cholinergic neurons. Drugs that inhibit the degradation of acetylcholine within synapses are the mainstay of therapy.
Vietnam Merlene Reynolds	Hearts without Homes: Coping with PTSD Not all combat casualties appear on the battlefield, nor are all battle scars visible. One woman reveals how she found out the hard way about post-traumatic stress disorder.
Knowledge@Wharton July 30, 2003	Six Kinds of Jelly Beans: How the Perception of Variety Influences Consumption Do people buy more when they see what looks like unlimited variety? Does creating a visual perception of activity and an abundance of choices ultimately increase consumption? It does.
AskMen.com July 6, 2003 Mike Davison	The Truth About Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Surprisingly, this anxiety disorder strikes more men than you think.
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