The most recent revision of the APA Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct (2002) was years in the making, and psychologists felt it offered comprehensive guidance for practice. But the attack on the World Trade Center in September of 2001 exposed limitations in the code. As the US went to war in the […]
The Public Health Problem of Childhood Obesity Over the past few decades, pediatric obesity has emerged as a significant public health threat. Recent prevalence estimates indicate that over one-third of children in the United States are overweight (body mass index; kg/m2; BMI > 85th percentile) or obese (BMI > 95th percentile) (Ogden, Carroll, Curtin, Lamb, […]
Psychologists are experts at negotiating changes within their clients/patients. A challenge for psychologists who have not been trained in integrated primary care (IPC) is to modify the way they relate to other healthcare providers in the service of their patients. We believe that there are increased opportunities for working in IPC, as we have outlined […]
Most psychologists at least have a general idea about the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling some fifteen years ago in Jaffee v. Redmond1. There the court reviewed a patient-defendant’s claim of psychotherapist-patient privilege2 in a personal injury action. The plaintiff sought to gain access to the defendant’s therapist’s records to assist in proving the defendant’s liability. […]