The Psychwatch Newsletter
Volume 4, Issue 40 October 13 , 2001
Editors: Chris Nuesell, Ph.D. and Fritz Galette, Ph.D.

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Psych in the news: 

1) "New Study Offers Insight To Why Many Are Having Trouble With Concentration And Normalcy After Terrorist Attack"- APA, 10/7/01. 

2) Health Psych:

a) "Counseling Can Help Lower Blood Pressure"- CFAH, 10/1/01.

b) "Relaxation with guided imagery eases cancer distress"- Eurekalert, 10/9/01.

3) ADHD:

a) "AAP releases new guidelines for treatment of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder"- AAP, 10/1/01. 

b) "Treating ADHD in preschoolers--without medication"- Eurekalert, 10/1/01. 

4) "Psychologists identify best aggression-prevention programs in schools"- Eurekalert, 10/9/01. 

5) "Risk factors beyond depression may be at work in panic disorder"- Ohio State University, 10/8/01. 

6) "Changing roles benefit both men and women"- University of Wisconsin, 10/8/01.

7) "Research Into Laughter Is Serious Business"- Reuters, 10/7/01.

8) "Baboons Can Think Abstractly, In The First Study To Show That A Non-Human, Non-Ape Animal Shares A Central Aspect of Human Intelligence"- APA, 10/14/01.

9) "Alcohol may disrupt memory ability"- U-Wire, 10/11/01. 

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CONFERENCES, WORKSHOPS, SEMINARS

1) ICASSI 2002- The 35th annual ICASSI will be held at the Ostdeutschen Sparkassen Akademie in Potsdam near Berlin from 21 Jul to 3 Aug, 2002. The International Committee for Adlerian Summer Schools and Institutes promotes the psychology of Alfred Adler & Rudolf Dreikurs. For further information contact Gordon Millar icassi@btinternet.com or Betty Haeussler PeteHMSU64@aol.com. Full information will be posted at http://www.icassi.org.

2) The Context of Dissociation: Family, Society, Culture- Dec 2-4, 2001, New Orleans, LA, USA. 18th International Fall Conference of the International Society for the Study of Dissociation. For more info click here.

3) REACHING UNDERSERVED TRAUMA SURVIVORS THROUGH COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAMS: Dec 6-9, 2001 New Orleans. Int’l Society for Traumatic Stress Studies Annual Meeting: The forum for advancing and sharing scientific and applied knowledge on trauma.  For more info click here. 

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POSITION ANNOUNCEMENTS

1) York University in Toronto is soliciting applications for 4 tenure-track positions at the Assistant Professor level for July 1, 2002. Clinical, Clinical-Health, Clinical-Developmental, & Social-Personality Psychology. For more info, visit http://www.psychwatch.com/job_page4.htm#yrk 

For more information on these and other Job Openings, visit the Psychwatch Job Page.

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