• Psychology Doctoral Training Can Open Doors to Many Careers

    Source: APA MonitorPeople with doctoral degrees in psychology engage in a wide variety of occupations. In a recent analysis of data collected by the American Psychological Association, about 36% of psychology doctorate holders worked in health services, 17% were research/applied psychologists, 15% were professors, 4% were social workers or counselors, and 27% worked in 38 other occupations, including special education teacher, statistician, and various leadership...
  • Navigating GLP-1 Use in Therapy

    Source: APA MonitorGlucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist medications, which include the drugs Ozempic and Wegovy, have been used to treat diabetes since 2005. But the drugs gained prominence when the FDA approved their use for weight loss, and celebrities from Oprah Winfrey to Elon Musk started touting them. As of November 2025, 18% of U.S. adults had taken a GLP-1 and 12% reported current use. Despite the benefits of GLP-1s, however, they also come...
  • Bringing Psychological Expertise Into AI Development

    Source: APA MonitorWhen a well-known tech company spent a huge amount of money trying and failing to build an unbiased AI-powered résumé-screening system, its developers discovered what a century of industrial and organizational psychology research could have predicted from the start: Removing demographic markers like names from résumés isn't enough to eliminate discriminatory bias. The lesson? AI development should bring psychology expertise into the process...
  • Behavioral Treatments for Tourette’s Disorder and Tics

    Source: APA MonitorChronic tic disorders are marked by repetitive, uncontrolled movements or vocalizations that can range from mild to disruptive and are sometimes painful. Although tics are neurobiological in origin, the treatment for tics and Tourette's disorder—a condition marked by both vocal and motor tics—is typically behavioral. Comprehensive Behavioral Intervention for Tics (CBIT) is recommended as the first-line treatment by the American Academy of...
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