Psyche's Prophet

Nicholas A. Cummings, PhD, ScD, is a former president of the American Psychological Association (APA) who for the past half century has been predicting the course of psychology and forming organizations designed to meet challenges as each occurred. He holds an extensive psychotherapy practice, is the author of 54 books and more than 450 journal articles, and has had a profound effect on the course of the profession.

Introduction Article 1. The California School of Professional Psychology: One Alternative to the Extinction of Professional Psychology. Nicholas A. Cummings Article 2. Psychiatric Services and Medical Utilization in a Prepaid Health Plan Setting I William T. Follette and Nicholas A. Cummings Article 3. Psychiatric Services and Medical Utilization in a Prepaid Health Plan Setting: Part II Nicholas A. Cummings and William T. Follette Article 4. The Anatomy of Psychotherapy Under National Health Insurance Nicholas A. Cummings Article 5. Turning Bread Into Stones Our Modern Antimiracle Nicholas A. Cummings Article 6. Arguments for the Financial Efficacy of Psychological Services in Health Care Settings Nicholas A. Cummings Article 7. A Collaborative Primary Care/Behavioral Health Model for the Use of Psychotropic Medication With Children and Adolescents: The Report of a National Retrospective Study Nicholas A. Cummings and Jack G. Wiggins Article 8. The Next Phase in the Evolution of Behavioral Care and Its Re-empowerment of the Practitioner Nicholas A. Cummings Article 9. A New Vision of Healthcare for America Nicholas A. Cummings Article 10. Behavioral Health in Primary Care: Dollars and Sense Nicholas A. Cummings Article 11. Medical costs, Medicaid, and managed mental health treatment: The Hawaii study Nicholas A. Cummings Article 12. Universal Healthcare: Readings for Mental Health Professionals Nicholas A. Cummings Article 13. We are not a Healthcare Business: Our Inadvertent Vow of Poverty Nicholas A. Cummings, Janet L. Cummings, and William O’Donohue Article 14. Getting Away from Professional Psychology’s Sado-Masochistic Marriage to Academia Nicholas A. Cummings