Kathy Platoni, PsyD, DAAPM, FAIS is the editor of Combat Stress, a magazine for members and veterans of the U.S. military services, first responders, and their families. Combat Stress is a … Continue Reading...
The School of Professional Psychology is 40 Years Old
The Wright State University (WSU) School of Professional Psychology (SOPP) recently celebrated its 40th anniversary with an open house on April 10th at the Duke E. Ellis Institute for Human … Continue Reading...
For Sale
Perfect for psychological practices, these buildings served me well over my 40-year career. One at 222 W. National Rd., Vandalia, OH is currently a multi-office tenant property that has been partially … Continue Reading...
Book Review: A Telepsychology Casebook: Using Technology Ethically and Effectively in Your Professional Practice*
A Telepsychology Casebook is a book published in 2018 by the American Psychological Association (APA) “…to help psychologists understand how standards of practice apply to telepsychology and to offer ways in which psychologists may think about ethical decision-making regarding their movement into telepsychology.” It is edited and written primarily by former members of the APA […]
Smartphone App Privacy Issues
S A recent publication* describing a study of 82,501 pre-installed software programs (apps) on 1,742 Android smartphones found that many apps secretly collected user data that was transmitted to the app developers. This included such things as user contacts, emails, telephone metadata, geolocation information, and other user statistics. *the article, An Analysis of Pre-Installed Android […]
Graduate Research
Child Anxiety as a Mediator of the Relationship between Caregiver Anxiety and Child Somatization in Youth with Functional Abdominal Pain Disorders By: Sarah Love, Psy.M. Functional abdominal pain disorders (FAPD) are common pediatric pain conditions that often present with co-occurring anxiety. When youth with FAPD also present with comorbid anxiety, they may experience more adverse […]