Leading Stories
Fake news: Misinformation has its own psychology
By Eileen Weber
Over the past several years, misinformation—particularly political misinformation—has been running rampant on social media. Misinformation and disinformation are not the...
Killingly, CT students will finally get much-needed mental health services
By Danielle Ray
Students in the Killingly Public Schools (KPS) district will now have access to mental health resources after the lack of them drew statewide and national attention and...
Medication treatment for opioid disorders limited at outpatient facilities
By Beth Negus Viveiros
Only 34% of outpatient community mental health treatment facilities in 20 states—including four in New England—offer medication treatment for opioid use disorders,...
Psychologists weigh in on benefits, pitfalls of AI
By Ami Albernaz
Can it improve assessment, diagnosis?
Five, 10, 20 years from now, what role will AI play in psychology? Chatbots-as-therapists may come to mind for some (indeed,...
Telehealth follies
By Ellen Anderson, Ph.D
The pandemic propelled many therapists into providing services via telehealth, typically through videoconferencing. Indeed, many colleagues have left the office, never to...
DEI: Leadership drives success
By Phyllis Hanlon
Psychologists can play critical role
The civil rights movement of the 1960s led to the creation of diversity,...
Study: High schoolers who use alcohol, cannibas or nicotine at higher risk for mental health disorders
By Beth Negus Viveiros
A new study shows that high school students who reported cannabis, alcohol, or nicotine use were more likely to experience a number of mental health issues, including suicidal...
Is self-relevant research a bad thing?
By Eileen Weber
Approach gets mixed reviews
Kathleen R. Bogart, Ph.D., has written about improving inclusion for disabled people based on self-relevant research. She...
Effects of social media use on children examined
By Danielle Ray
Mental, physical health can suffer
The potential negative effects of the digital world are well-documented, particularly as they pertain to the mental...
RI to open first supervised drug use site
By Beth Negus Viveiros
Center is creating protocols for overdoses
Rhode Island’s first state-regulated overdose center is slated to open in Providence this...