Dr. Joseph S Alper PHD
Psychologist
602 W. University Avenue Neurology Urbana IL, 61801About
Dr. Joseph Alper is a psychologist practicing in Urbana, IL. Dr. Alper specializes in the treatment of mental health problems, and helps people to cope with their mental illnesses. As a psychologist, Dr. Alper evaluates and treats patients through a variety of methods, most typically being psychotherapy or talk therapy. Patients usually visit Dr. Alper because they have been experiencing depression, anxiety, stress or anger for a significant period of time and are seeking help. Psychologists may perform a variety of exams and assessments to diagnose a mental condition.
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Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Mean genes and the biology of aggression: a critical review of recent animal and human research.
- Reconsidering genetic antidiscrimination legislation.
- On the philosophical analysis of genetic essentialism. Commentary on: "The use of genetic test information in insurance: the argument from indistinguishability reconsidered".
- Reply to Hook: genetic discrimination and public safety.
- Distinguishing genetic from nongenetic medical tests: some implications for antidiscrimination legislation.
- Racism: a central problem for the Human Genome Diversity Project.
- Genetic discrimination and the law.
- Genetic discrimination and the Americans with Disabilities Act.
- The genetic analysis of human behavior: a new era?
- Lumsden-Wilson theory of gene-culture coevolution.
- Genetic screening: triumphs, problems, and controversies.
- Application of nonparametric statistics to the estimation of the accuracy of
- Biases in summary statistics of slopes and intercepts in linear regression with
- Biological influences on criminal behaviour: how good is the evidence?
- Does the ADA provide protection against discrimination on the basis of genotype?
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