Gerald P. Koocher.

Gerald P. Koocher is nationally recognized for his public service activities in the areas of children's legal rights, services to families when a child member has a life-threatening illness, and the education and protection of consumers of mental health services. He has served on the Massachusetts Senate's Special Committee to Investigate Seclusion, Restraint, and Deaths in State Supported Facilities and the National Childhood Cancer Advisory Committee of the American Cancer Association. Other recognitions include the Nicholas Hobbs Award for Distinguished Contributions to Children's Services. Our profession is indebted to this energetic and generous psychologist for his tireless efforts to advocate for consumers of psychological services, especially those who are too young or too vulnerable to effectively protect themselves. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Leopold Bellak.

Since 1979, Professional Awards have been presented to individual members of the Association whose distinguished contributions have served to advance psychology as a profession in the areas of knowledge, professional practice, and public service. In 1992, Leopold Bellak received the award for Distinguished Professional Contributions to Knowledge. His professional career as psychologist, psychiatrist, and psychoanalyst encompassed seminal contributions to the fields of psychopathology, psychoanalysis, psychological testing, brief psychotherapy, and community mental health. The author of more than 200 publications, he is perhaps best known to psychologists for his work with the Thematic Apperception Test (TAT) and the development of the Children's Apperception Test. A citation and biography are presented for Bellak, along with a selected bibliography of his work. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Awards for Distinguished Contribution to Psychology in Public Interest.

Discusses the contributions made by L. C. Leviton and P. H. DeLeon, the 1993 recipients of the Awards for Distinguished Contribution to Psychology in the Public Interest presented by the American Psychological Association. Leviton is awarded for her studies of the behavioral variables involved in AIDS prevention and worksite health promotion, and the methodological issues that arise in doing public interest research. DeLeon is recognized for his efforts to harness the contributions of behavioral science research and mental health practice to support needed reforms in the health, education, and well-being of underserved, neglected, and racial and ethnic minority groups. A biography of each recipient is provided. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Cost sharing and the use of ambulatory mental health services.

Used preliminary data from the Rand Corporation's Health Insurance Study to examine expenditures for ambulatory mental health services (MHSs) based on a sample of 4,444 families (at initial enrollment) of the nonelderly, noninstitutionalized civilian population. Selected findings reveal that reducing the level of cost sharing increases the demand for MHSs; the response to cost sharing is roughly the same for ambulatory medical and MHSs. Small deductibles, followed by free care, do not deter the use of ambulatory MHSs. (32 ref) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Awards for Distinguished Scientific Contributions.

Discusses the contributions made by P. J. Lang, P. Slovic, and L. Squire, the 1993 recipients of the Awards for Distinguished Scientific Contribution presented by the American Psychological Association. Lang is awarded for his pioneering work in behavior therapy and biofeedback, for landmark contributions on emotional imagery and emotional reflex modulation, and for influential theory development concerning the conceptualization and psychological mechanisms of emotion. Slovic is recognized for applying psychology to social problems, for changing the way that people think about environmental hazards, and for enhancing the role of the public in their management. Squire is awarded for his seminal and decisive studies on the brain substrates of declarative memory in humans and monkeys. A biography of each recipient is provided. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Awards for Distinguished Contribution to Research in Public Policy.

Discusses contributions made by Linda A. Teplin and Gail E. Wyatt, the 1992 recipients of the Awards for Distinguished Contribution to Research in Public Policy awarded by the American Psychological Association. Teplin is recognized for introducing psychological field methodologies into real-world criminal justice contexts. She had studied police interaction with citizens they perceive as mentally disordered and mental disorder among urban jail populations. She developed a scale to facilitate the referral of inmates for psychological evaluation. Wyatt is recognized for her research on the effects of abortion, childhood sexual abuse, sexual assault, sexually transmitted disease, and sexual practices among women, particularly African-American women, and for establishing research methods and tools to create culturally supportive measures of these issues. Biographies of the recipients are given. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Gold Medal Award for life achievement in psychology in the public interest.

The 2001 Gold Medal Award for Life Achievement in Psychology in the Public Interest was awarded to Henry P. David. He is cited for his leadership roles and international research contributions in the areas of population, women's issues, and mental health. His pioneering research on reproductive behavior has had worldwide impact, helping to strengthen women's rights, improve access to modern methods of fertility regulation, and encourage responsible parenthood. He also facilitated interactions of psychology with mental health and population concerns in the US and abroad. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Award for Distinguished Contributions to the International Advancement of Psychology.

Discusses contributions made by Henry P. David, 1992 recipient of the Award for Distinguished Contributions to the International Advancement of Psychology awarded by the American Psychological Association (APA). David has facilitated interactions of psychology with mental health and population concerns worldwide, combining scientific, professional, and public interests to improve public health policies and individual well-being. For the last 25 yrs, his work has been devoted to research in reproductive behavior, including research on Czechoslovakian children whose mothers had been denied abortions. He asserts that access to a safe abortion is a women's right and has served as chair of the APA Task Force on Psychology, Family Planning, and Population Policy and on the APA Task Force on the Status of Women in Psychology. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Herbert Freudenberger.

Presents a citation for Herbert Freudenberger, whose professional career has been devoted to innovation in the development of psychological interventions to alleviate human suffering. Throughout his career he has instilled the principles of trust, respect, and human dignity into the psychotherapeutic process. His seminal work in identifying and exploring the emotional burnout experienced by caregivers in human service professions has brought profound changes in the way a new generation of students is being trained. A biography is provided for Freudenberger, along with a selected bibliography of his works. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Awards for Distinguished Contribution to Psychology in the Public Interest: Nancy Felipe Russo.

Cites Nancy Felipe Russo for the American Psychological Association's Awards for Distinguished Contribution to Psychology in the Public Interest. Russo is recognized for contributions to research and theory in women's mental health that have led to increased understanding of the complexities and importance of the roles of gender and ethnicity in the etiology, diagnosis, and treatment of mental disorders. She has played a key role in developing research on abortion and on the sequelae of unwanted childbearing and translating its results to inform public policy. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Distinguished Scientific Awards for an Early Career Contribution to Psychology.

Discusses contributions of Phillip L. Ackerman, Martha J. Farah, Daniel T. Gilbert, and Martin F. Sarter, the 1992 recipients of the Distinguished Scientific Awards for an Early Career Contribution to Psychology awarded by the American Psychological Association. Ackerman is awarded for research on individual differences. Farah is recognized for her empirical and theoretical analysis of visual cognition. Gilbert is recognized for research on interpersonal inference. Sarter is awarded for research on the neuronal mechanisms underlying attention, learning, and memory. Biographies of the recipients are given. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Obituary: Herbert J. Freudenberger (1926-1999).

Memorializes Herbert J. Freudenberger, known for his treatment of substance abusers and supervised drug abuse training programs. His work in the free clinics and therapeutic communities led to his original development of the clinical concept of burnout. Burnout has since become a construct applied throughout psychology and incorporated into the public vocabulary. Beyond private practice and his work on addiction, he made professional contributions to the understanding of anxiety and executive stress. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Planning a community-based mental health system: Perspective of service recipients.

From the perspective of individuals with experience in the ex-mental patient movement, the authors (former patients) each provide a consumer perspective on the planning of mental health systems (MHSs). Problems in the current system are addressed, and the role of self-help and of patient and ex-patient organizations in developing a community-based MHS is highlighted. Opportunities for meaningful change provided by the Mental Health Planning Act, Pub. L. 99-660, are noted. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Association for the Advancement of Psychology: 1983.

This article describes the public policy activities in Congress of the Association for the Advancement of Psychology (AAP), which is the recognized independent national advocacy arm of American psychology, representing the interests of psychology in the public policy arena. AAP's public policy activities in Congress continued to focus on the elimination of discrimination with regard to the treatment of mental illness and mental health professionals, increased federal funding of behavioral and social science research and research training, and the protection of constitutional rights without exception. AAP activities included working with other mental health advocacy groups to urge Congress to enact fiscal 1984 appropriations measures favorable to psychology, lobbying for various child-related federal programs in 1983, and legislation drafted by the AAP to eliminate current discrimination between physical and mental health benefits for the 10 million federal employees, annuitants, and families. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Awards for Distinguished Scientific Contributions.

Discusses contributions of Ursula Bellugi and Edward S. Klima, Walter Kintsch, and K. Warner Schaie, the 1992 recipients of the Awards for Distinguished Scientific Contributions presented by the American Psychological Association. Bellugi and Klima are awarded for their contributions to the neuropsychology of language. Kintsch is recognized for his contributions to the analysis of text memory. Schaie is recognized for enlarging the conception of developmental psychology to include the entire life span and for empirical contributions to adult development and aging. Biographies for each recipient are given. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Awards for Distinguished Professional Contributions 1986: Nadine Lambert.

Nadine Lambert, one of the 1986 recipients of the Distinguished Professional Contributions Award, is recognized for making "numerous contributions to the professional practice of psychology. In 1960, Dr. Lambert was among the first to advocate and support multilevel legislation for children with learning and mental health problems in California. In 1965, she initiated and developed the first doctoral level professional school program in California. She is also responsible for the adaptation, validation, and standardization of the AAMD-SE Adaptive Behavior Scale. Dr. Lambert's research on the social and the psychological antecedents of various childhood and adolescent mental health problems, as well as her work with hyperactive children, has contributed significantly to the improved treatment and understanding of many childhood and adolescent behavioral problems." (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Gold medal award for life achievement in the practice of psychology: Herbert J. Freudenberger.

The American Psychological Foundation (APF) Gold Medal Awards recognize distinguished and enduring records of accomplishments in 4 areas of psychology. The 1999 recipient of the Gold Medal Award for Life Achievement in the Practice of Psychology is Herbert J. Freudenberger. Freudenberger is cited for his exemplary professionalism as a psychologist and psychoanalyst dedicated to the alleviation of human suffering; for the sensitivity and conceptual genius that enabled him to establish the clinical construct of burnout; for his dedication to expanding our understanding of human behavior through theoretical contributions, teaching, and voluminous interdisciplinary and international publications; and for his innovative treatment of those afflicted with substance abuse problems. A citation, biography, and selected bibliography of Freudenberger's work are presented. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Rotary International—A private partner in a public health battle: A model for psychology?

This article describes an effort by Rotary International, involving a partnership of public and private health providers and voluntary organizations in the worldwide eradication of polio. The authors cite this effort as a successful private–public partnership model for psychologists and/or psychological organizations attempting to improve public mental health on a mass scale. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Public attitudes about psychologists and mental health care: Research to guide the American Psychological Association public education campaign.

Focus groups and a random telephone survey were conducted to examine the public's attitudes toward mental health providers. The research showed that the public has very little understanding of the qualifications and credentials of psychologists and cannot tell one mental health provider from another. Respondents believed that their emotional health affects their physical health but were typically not willing to pay more for mental health insurance coverage. An information gap was also evident: A majority of respondents agreed that psychological health is important, but almost half said they wish they had more information about how and when to access psychological services. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Distinguished Scientific Awards for an Early Career Contribution to Psychology.

Discusses the contributions made by P. J. Bauer, T. E. Moffit, S. T. Tiffany, L. Cosmides, and R. M. Nosofsky, the 1993 recipients of the Distinguished Scientific Awards for an Early Career Contribution to Psychology presented by the American Psychological Association. Bauer is awarded for her research on the development of memory in preverbal and newly verbal children. Moffit is recognized for her research on the psychopathology and natural history of human antisocial behavior. Tiffany is awarded for his research on cognitive, behavioral, and physiological mechanisms that influence psychopharmacological phenomena. Cosmides is awarded for her leadership in defining the field of evolutionary psychology. Nosofsky is recognized for his theoretical and empirical work on the nature of perceptual classification. A biography of each recipient is provided. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)