THE PSYCHWATCH NEWSLETTER

Volume IV, Issue 30

Week Ending: July 28, 2001

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Edited By: Chris Nuesell, PhD 

           Fritz Galette, PhD

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                      ***** PSYCH IN THE NEWS *****

1) "Poor reading skills have both physical, environmental causes"- 

    Eurekalert, 7/20/01.   

   <http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2001-07/cfta-prs071701.php>

2) "Teachers Influence Students' Formation of Prejudiced Beliefs"- 

    Center for the Advancement of Health, 7/20/01. 

   <http://www.cfah.org/website2/Newsrelease/teachers7-20-01.htm>

3) "Is Multitasking More Efficient? Shifting Mental Gears Costs Time, 

    Especially When Shifting To Less Familiar Tasks"- APA,  8/5/01. 

   <http://www.apa.org/releases/multitasking.html>

4) "Well before their teens, girls roughly half as physically active as 

    boys"- Eurekalert, 5/25/01. 

   <http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2001-07/bsj-wbt072401.php>

                       ***** OTHER HEADLINES *****

             Available at <http://www.psychwatch.com/news.htm>

5) Memory:

  a) "Rutgers researcher finds visual memory is better than previously 

      thought"- Eurekalert, 7/25/01. 

  b) "Teaching old pains new tricks: Links with learning and memory 

      provide clues why pain persists"- Eurekalert, 7/26/01. 

6) Brain Issues:

  a) "Stuttering Linked to Brain Abnormalities"- Reuters Health, 

      7/23/01.

  b) "Schizophrenics' Sense of Smell May Be Clue to Brain"- Reuters 

      Health, 7/24/01.

7) "Paxil treats major depression in adolescents, study finds"- Brown 

    University, 7/23/01.

8) "Kinsey study finds adverse sexual, emotional side effects of birth 

    control pills related to discontinuation"- Indiana University, 

    7/19/01.

9) "Signs of suicidal tendencies found hidden in dead poets' writings"- 

    Center for the Advancement of Health, 7/24/01. 

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                   ***** POSITION ANNOUNCEMENTS *****

1) The Danielsen Institute at Boston University, a licensed outpatient 

mental health center, is seeking an experienced director of research to 

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social science with a strong research background.

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Faculty to provide clinical, supervision & outreach services. License 

eligible w/ university experience. Application review begins 10/15/01. 

Start date is January 2002. For job description see 

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1) The Black Hole of Trauma - Presented by The Los Angeles Center for 

Traumatic Stress and Sudden Bereavement. Featuring Bessel van der Kolk, 

M.D., in Chicago on October 20, 2001.

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