Many ads for SSRI antidepressants claim that the drugs boost brain serotonin levels. Lacasse and Leo argue there is little scientific evidence to support this claim.

This article explores the various characteristics and attributes of a sample of play therapists (N=891). The data were collected using multiple methods, including a web-based survey, to collect information from the membership of the Association for Play Therapy (APT). The survey instrument collected information on various issues such as members' educational background, continuing education experiences and needs, methods of obtaining supervision, work settings, and distribution of play therapy as a portion of their overall workload. Descriptive and inferential statistics (including t-tests, Chisquares, and ANOVA's where appropriate) were conducted to highlight significant differences in the sample across specific variables (gender and academic discipline). The findings are discussed, with recommendations provided to assist APT in planning strategies to best meet the needs of its members.The present article is the first in a series providing the most upto-date and comprehensive data on the state of play therapy and its practice. It is based on the largest survey instrument (90-items) ever administered to play therapists, and was distinctively offered through web-based technology to all members of the Association For Play Therapy (APT). This approach offered us the unique opportunity of surveying the largest sample ever of a priori identified play therapists. Previous recent surveys either used small samples of APT members

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Objectives: This article reports the first estimated h-index values for social work faculty. Methods: Multiple raters blindly assessed two samples of faculty (1) tenure-track faculty at institutions listed in the U.S. News and World Report top 10 (n ¼ 337) and (2) tenuretrack editorial board members of 5 highly ranked social work journals (n ¼ 215). Results: Intraclass correlation coefficients for h-index values among the multiple raters ranged from .83 to .92, indicating good reliability. For faculty at top 10 institutions, mean estimated h-index values were 3.97 (SD ¼ 2.87) for assistant professors; 8.59 (SD ¼ 3.72) for associate professors; and 16.14 (SD ¼ 8.35) for full professors. Values for editorial board members were generally similar. Conclusions: These are the first such published data; further research is needed.

Objectives: This study evaluates the utility of a new measure—the h-index—that may provide a more valid approach to evaluating journal quality in the social work profession. Method: H-index values are compared with Thomson ISI 5-year impact factors and expert opinion. Results: As hypothesized, the h-index correlates highly with ISI 5-year impact factors; but exhibits closer agreement with expert opinion, particularly with high familiarity disciplinary journals. Conclusions: This evidence of convergent and discriminatory validity suggests that the h-index may have some utility in assessing social work journals. Notable advantages of the h-index include its compatibility with the profession’s applied research culture and its ability to be used with essentially all journals in which social workers publish.