At this study’s commencement, 17 states had enacted sex offender civil commitment
legislation. Although each statute outlines broad criteria that must be met, civil commitment …

… This dissertation by Derek T. Hess, MS, JD directed and approved by the candidate‟s
committee, has been accepted and approved by the Faculty of Pacific Graduate School of …

Discussion In this case, the court addressed the procedural requirements governing the
involuntary commitment of a minor to a drug and alcohol treatment program. As the court pointed …

Mental health professionals are routinely asked to participate in legal proceedings. For
many, the thought of being involved in a legal proceeding raises feelings of anxiety, fear, and …

In this article, I present a framework for understanding the impact of aging-related declines in
cognitive resources on functioning. I make the assumption that aging is associated with an …

Recent years have seen a rejuvenation of interest in studies of motivation–cognition interactions
arising from many different areas of psychology and neuroscience. The present issue of …

Food system resilience has multiple dimensions. We draw on food system and resilience
concepts and review resilience framings of different communities. We present four questions to …

Recent advances in far-field microscopy have demonstrated that fluorescence imaging is
possible at resolutions well below the long-standing diffraction limit. By exploiting …

Maternal obesity affects offspring weight, body composition, and organ function, increasing
diabetes and metabolic syndrome risk. We determined effects of maternal obesity and a high-…

Objectives We developed brief versions of our questionnaires to assess domain-specific views
on aging (age stereotypes and future self-views) and preparation for age-related changes…