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New chronic pain strategies

Research suggests pain is complex, stemming from psychological and social factors

Reducing barriers for community college students majoring in psychology

Universities must examine transfer policies so students aren’t inadvertently derailed

Can justice be served online?

Psychologists are assessing the equity of COVID-prompted online court trials

COVER STORY

Stress of mass shootings causing cascade of collective traumas

The regularity of mass shootings is razing Americans’ mental health—heightening stress and dulling compassion in ways that demand broader concern, engagement, and change

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Treating trauma in the aftermath of the Uvalde school shooting

How psychologists help Uvalde, Texas live with the stages of trauma after the 2022 school shooting

The facts about abortion and mental health

Scientific research from around the world shows having an abortion is not linked to mental health issues but restricting access is

Psychologists highlight the urgent need to reduce violence against teachers

Psychologists can help promote safety and civility in schools

Hazard perception might help keep teen drivers safe

Psychology-informed interventions can help hasten the learning process and save lives in the first critical months of independent driving

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Helping patients who have experienced sexual assault

Safety, trust, and stigma are key issues for those who have been through the trauma of sexual assault

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Coping with a patient's suicide

How to overcome the loss, support the family, and protect your practice

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In brief

Mass shootings, gun law attitudes, and more research

The latest peer-reviewed studies within psychology and related fields

By the numbers

Older adults report high levels of ageism

Ageism abounds in all areas of life, including media messaging, personal encounters, and internalized ageism

President’s column

Lessons from the past can help us approach difficult periods with hope

Our subjective feelings about the passage of time matters, especially amid the momentous events of the past several years

Update from the CEO

Psychology can provide solutions to today’s pressing societal issues

As the world faces problems based in human behavior, effectively communicating our science is critical for the field

Judicial notebook

Countering cognitive biases on experts’ objectivity in court

Forensic psychologists must be prepared to show how they’ve mitigated potential biases in their work

Conversation

With opioid overdoses reaching a record high, how can psychology help?

A pain psychologist explains the culture shift required to help end the opioid epidemic

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Psychologists in the news

Noteworthy accomplishments and recent happenings across psychology

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Celebrating APA’s banned books, a new private practice helpline, and more

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