March 2010 Issue

President’s Perspective: SVPA President Meets with Yolo County Health Officers and Red Cross
Rob Woodman, PhD

Yolo County, like many other California counties, is economically beleaguered. Staff cuts have already limited health services to bare minimums and left the county unable to respond to a major disaster. While the county health officer...

From the Editor: The DSM-5: Proposed Changes to Diagnosing Substance Use Problems
Joseph H. Obegi, PsyD

Among the changes proposed by the Substance-Related Disorders Work Group of the DSM-5 is how problematic substance use is diagnosed. The DSM-IV classifies problems as...

Inmate Drug Abuse Treatment Slows Prison's Revolving Door
American Psychological Association
Psychological research shows that treating prisoners’ drug problems during incarceration and after release helps keep them off drugs, out of prison and employed.

The Charlie Brown Theory of Personality
James C. Kaufman, PhD
There are those who say there is nothing to be learned in the comics section of the newspaper. We don’t talk about these people. To everyone else—yes, of course the comics can teach us, but did you know they can teach us about personality psychology?

Private Practice Tips: The Power of Quotes
As psychologists we spend a good deal of time either attempting to validate our patients’ experience or attempting to help patients get unstuck. Sometimes a sharing a good quote can do both.

Literature Spotlight: Self-disclosure

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