Monthly Archives: April 2015

Article Review: Quick Personality Assessment Schedule (PAS-Q): Validation of a brief screening test for personality disorders in a population of psychiatric outpatients.

Posted on April 30, 2015 by admin

Review by: Faisal Roberts M.A. WKIPC Psychology Intern   The presence of a personality disorder (PD) can profoundly impact an individual’s quality of life in addition to the management of comorbid mental health issues, therefore screening for PDs should be … Continue reading →

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Friday Factoids: Mandatory Psychological Testing for Disability Claims?

Posted on April 24, 2015 by admin

A new report from the Institute of Medicine (IOM) recommends broader standardized psychological testing for applicants that are submitting claims for mental health disabilities to the U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA) with the belief that incorporating additional psychological testing could … Continue reading →

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Accreditation News!

Posted on April 23, 2015 by Susan Vaught

WKPIC is elated to announce that we discovered this on APA’s website today, thanks to former intern David Wright:   Western Kentucky Psychology Internship Consortium – Hopkinsville, KY – Effective December 9, 2014 Next site visit 2021 At its meeting … Continue reading →

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Friday Factoids: Are Mental Practice Exercises Beneficial for Individuals that Have Experienced a Stroke?

Posted on April 20, 2015 by Danielle McNeill

    Results yielded from a new study conducted by Georgia State University indicates that a person recovering from a recent stroke should undergo both physical therapy and mental practice (also known as motor imagery) in order to gain the … Continue reading →

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Friday Factoids: An Influence in making Doctor Appointments: Loneliness?

Posted on April 10, 2015 by Danielle McNeill

  A new study conducted by researchers at the University of Georgia’s College of Public Health found that the frequency of physician visits correlated with chronic loneliness in the elderly population. These findings are suggestive that creating interventions for elderly … Continue reading →

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Changing the expectations of those with mental illness

Posted on April 6, 2015 by Danielle McNeill

    It is important to ask the question, do we BELIEVE that the person we are working with can live a productive life?  At times it can be hard to do so.  The amount of trauma some individuals have … Continue reading →

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