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US House Urges Recognition of Psychological Clinical Science Accreditation System
In a visible acknowledgement of clinical psychological science, the US House of Representatives has asked the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) to facilitate the recognition of the Psychological Clinical Science Accreditation System (PCSAS). In 2012, PCSAS
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APS Welcomes President Phelps, President-Elect Eisenberg
APS welcomes the 2013-2014 APS Board. Elizabeth A. Phelps is President, Nancy Eisenberg is President-Elect, and Joseph E. Steinmetz is Immediate Past President. A heartfelt thank you to outgoing Immediate Past President Douglas L. Medin
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Childhood bullying ‘damages adult life’
BBC: Bullying in childhood “throws a long shadow” into victims’ adult lives, suggests research indicating long-term negative consequences for health, job prospects and relationships. The study tracked more than 1,400 people between the ages of
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Divorce Elevates Risk for Depression, But Only for Some People
A data analysis uncovers some new clues as to why depressive episodes follow divorce for some people, but not others.
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Children bullied in school may have more problems as adults
Chicago Tribune: Bullying doesn’t end in the school yard, but casts a shadow across adulthood, when victims are far more likely to have emotional, behavioral, financial and health problems, a new study suggests. Those who
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Drangsalierte Kinder leiden noch als Erwachsene (Bullied children suffer as adults)
Suddeutsche Zeitung: Wer als Kind gemobbt wurde, hat einer aktuellen Studie zufolge als Erwachsener überdurchschnittlich häufig soziale, finanzielle und gesundheitliche Probleme (Psychological Science, online). So fiel es den gemobbten Probanden schwerer, Arbeits- und Freundschaftsbeziehungen aufrechtzuerhalten
