The world beyond our borders: What might our students need to know about it?

The World Beyond Our Borders What Might Our Students Need to Know About It?

I have been asked by APA to discuss the relevance of the rest of the world to American psychology students. This assignment grows out of a new wave of concern about America's place in the world. Economic and political events of the 1970s have increased the conviction in many circles that American college students are not obtaining a realistic picture of their place in the world from their colle...

[What our patients want and need to know about generalized anxiety disorder].

Persons with generalized anxiety disorder often do not seek treatment, and if they do, it is more often for the somatic symptoms (muscle tension, insomnia) or for a secondary depression than because of the cardinal feature of generalized anxiety disorder: worry. The worry aspect becomes apparent when the patient is proposed to try anxiolytic medication. The physician will then need to be prepar...

Beyond Our Borders? Public Resistance to Global Genomic Data Sharing

Prospects have never seemed better for a truly global approach to science to improve human health, with leaders of national initiatives laying out their vision of a worldwide network of related projects. An extensive literature addresses obstacles to global genomic data sharing, yet a series of public polls suggests that the scientific community may be overlooking a significant barrier: potenti...

O5: Children Need Our Protection Poly Trauma in Children-What Makes the Difference

Children are not little adults. Children have a limited responsibility corresponding to their age. Germany experiences a steady decline of Road Traffic Injuries and Fatalities in children to 28 674 injured children under 15 years and to 71 fatal injured children in 2014. In the European :::::union::::: similar data are available, but with a major difference between the countries. An evaluation ...

What you need to know about ... concussion.