Psychology

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Psychology Today Jul/Aug 2006 Polly Schulman	Crack Me Up Humor in relationships is touchy: Laughter can bring you closer, or it can pack a cruel punch. How to avoid the pitfalls and use humor to strengthen your bond.
Pharmaceutical Executive July 1, 2006 Mark Senak	Opinion: CARE for Mental Illness There's a disease that afflicts this country when it comes to caring for mentally ill patients. It's called neglect. The cure? Stakeholders should have a look at the Ryan White CARE Act.
Information Today July 3, 2006 Barbara Quint	APA Discontinuing Print Index After 8 Decades, Adding Full-Text Archives After 80 years as the leading abstracting and indexing service in the behavioral sciences, this December will see the last issue of Psychological Abstracts. Subscribership for the print publication has dropped steadily from an all-time high of 9,500 to just a few hundred in 2005.
Managed Care June 2006 Martin Sipkoff	Limiting Access to SSRIs Does More Harm Than Good Despite the higher costs of SSRIs, compared to older antidepressants, limiting members' access can lead to undertreated depression.
Managed Care June 2006	More Young Adults Prescribed ADHD Drugs The number of adults ages 20 to 44 prescribed attention deficit hyperactivity disorder medications increased about 140% from 2000 to 2005. This was even faster growth than the 82% reported for children.
AskMen.com Ross Bonander	Self-Perception vs. Reality We regard the perceptions we have of ourselves as reality. When we learn that there's a disparity between that reality and the perceptions that other people have of us it is always enlightening, rarely flattering and, more often than not, insulting.
Scientific American July 2006 Michael Shermer	The Political Brain A recent brain-imaging study shows that our political predilections are a product of unconscious confirmation bias.
ifeminists June 21, 2006 Tony Zizza	Tom Cruise Was - Right! In American, when even choosing to be a jerk in your automobile is now viewed as suffering from a mental disorder that requires therapy and drugs, psychiatry is 100% -- pseudoscience.
American Family Physician June 15, 2006 Prater & Zylstra	Medical Care of Adults with Mental Retardation Primary medical care of persons with mental retardation should involve continuity of care, maintenance of comprehensive treatment documentation, routine periodic health screening, and an understanding of the unique medical and behavioral disorders common to this population.
American Family Physician June 15, 2006	Mental Retardation: What Caregivers Need to Know A caregiver's guide: What should I do about doctor visits for a person with mental retardation?... What if a person with mental retardation is hurt or acts strangely?... Who should make medical decisions for a person with mental retardation?... etc.
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