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1. Blue Cross Blue Shield Of Georgia Is Skimping On Mental Health Care, Says Georgia Psychological Association (Medical News Today)
   Late in 2007, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Georgia (BCBSGa) announced that it was cutting its hourly therapy reimbursement rate for clinical psychologists by approximately 19%. This new rate is about the same as you pay your auto mechanic or home handyman per hour. However, unlike your mechanic, BCBSGa wants to pay licensed psychologists about half of what they were paid 10 years ago by BCBSGa.
2. New Ecopsychology Journal Will Premiere In Spring 2009 (Medical News Today)
   Ecopsychology - an emerging field that explores the psychological origins of environmental issues and ways in which ecology and psychology interact on individual, societal, and global levels - is the focus of a new online peer-reviewed journal, Ecopsychology to be launched by publisher Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. this spring http://www.liebertpub.com/eco.
3. Visual Learners Convert Words To Pictures In The Brain And Vice Versa, Says Penn Psychology Study (Medical News Today)
   A University of Pennsylvania psychology study, using functional magnetic resonance imaging technology to scan the brain, reveals that people who consider themselves visual learners, as opposed to verbal learners, have a tendency to convert linguistically presented information into a visual mental representation.
4. Compassion Fatigue: Impact On Healthcare Providers Of Caring For The Terminally Ill (Medical News Today)
   Compassion fatigue in nurses, doctors and other front line cancer-care providers significantly impacts how they interact with patients, with patient families, with other healthcare workers, and with their own family, according to analysis by Indiana University School of Medicine and Regenstrief Institute researchers published in the March issue of the Journal of Health Psychology.
5. Task Force Recommends Screening Adolescents For Clinical Depression, USA (Medical News Today)
   The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force now recommends screening adolescents for clinical depression only when appropriate systems are in place to ensure accurate diagnosis, treatment and follow-up care. This applies to all adolescents 12 to 18 years of age.