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Psych
in the News:
1)
"Public Policy Fails to Address the Effects of Media Violence on
Children"- Blackwell Publishing, 12/28/07.
2)
"Family-centered Intervention Effectively Reduces Risky Behavior
Among Hispanic Youth"- NIMH, 12/20/07.
3)
"Preschoolers' nightmares less prevalent, are trait-like and
associated with personality"- Eurekalert, 1/1/08.
4)
"Hiring Practices Influenced By Beauty"- Science Daily, 1/3/08.
5)
"Religion might keep anxiety at bay"- Temple University, 1/1/08.
6)
"Some antipsychotic drugs may be missing their mark"- Eurekalert,
12/31/07.
7)
"Subliminal messages can influence us in surprising ways"-
Eurekalert, 12/27/07.
8)
"New Science Study Shows Institutionalized Children Fare Best in
Foster Care"- University of Maryland, 12/21/07.
9)
"Scientists identify brain abnormalities underlying key element of
borderline personality disorder"- Eurekalert, 12/20/07.
10)
"Brain Imaging Shows If You Are Thinking Of Familiar Object"-
Science Daily, 1/4/08.
11)
"Ethnicity Predicts How Gene Variations Affect Response to
Schizophrenia Medications"- NIMH, 1/2/08.
12)
"Elderly at risk of memory trouble after surgery"- Reuters,
1/3/08.
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CONFERENCES,
WORKSHOPS, SEMINARS
1) Mindfulness, Willingness, and
Radical Acceptance in Psychotherapy, April 14-15, 2008,
Sheraton Needham Hotel, Boston, MA. Taught by: Marsha M.
Linehan, Ph.D...
For up-to-date conference
listings, & more info about the conferences above, visit
the Psychwatch
Conference Page. To post a conference, write to webmaster@psychwatch.com.
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POSITION ANNOUNCEMENTS
1) CALIFORNIA, USA: Loyola
Marymount University, Student Psychological Services (SPS)
invites applications for two full-time, 9 and a half month
Post-Doctoral Fellowship positions for the 2008-2009
academic year...
2) MASSACHUSETTS, USA: Community mental health agency in
Western Massachusetts (Springfield-Northampton-Amherst
area) is looking for a Ph.D.-level psychologist with an
interest in assessment...
Openings,
visit the
Psychwatch Job Page.
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