In Indonesia there is a pressing need to scale up mental health services due to a substantial unmet need for mental health care. Integrating psychologists into primary health care can potentially deliver affordable mental health services to communities and help to close the treatment gap. Australia is one of the pioneers in integrating mental health into primary health care, and the mental heal...

In the 1930s, some psychologists began to study and discuss the normal and pathological mental abilities of old age. This paper explores this research and its implications for an emerging definition of old age in the 1930s and 1940s. The argument is that these psychologists explained old age in terms of tests they had performed on children and young adults. In addition, these professionals proj...

The author comments on Nirel and Samuel's article showing that psychologists in Israel reported practicing inconsistently with the likely demands of an upcoming Israel mental health reform. Some of the reasons for the differences in preparedness between psychologists and psychiatrists are considered. In addition, incorporating the knowledge from psychology to improve access, assessment, treatme...

Psychologists, as much or more than scientists in other disciplines, have been experiencing in recent decades the mixed blessings of rapid growth. The convention programs of our large scientific societies, such as the American Psychological Association, have reached intimidating dimensions. Even the subunits of the societies tend to be so large as to make personal contact and communication unwi...

Most psychologists who face board complaints experience significant personal and professional distress. As a result, they become vulnerable to cognitive, emotional, and behavioral responses that may compromise their clinical work as well as their ability to defend themselves. Awareness of some of the most common sources of distress associated with complaints can allow psychologists to take step...

This article demonstrates that self-help programs are experiencing explosive growth; that psychologists are to be credited with a substantial body of research dating back to the 1970s; that this research demonstrates the potential of self-help programs; that some psychologists have failed to heed the results of studies by rushing to market with exaggerated product claims; and that the American ...