Leading Stories

January 3rd, 2025

What steps can therapists take when treating all genders? 

By Catherine Robertson Souter

As the debate around transgender rights in the United States grows more heated, an elevated need for psychological care in this population can be expected to...

January 2nd, 2025

Research looks at internalized racism, suicidal ideation in U.S. Asians

By Danielle Ray

Fanhao Nie, Ph.D., was inspired to explore the relationship of internalized racism and suicidal ideation among Asian adults in the U.S., resulting in a recent study.

An...

January 2nd, 2025

O Christmas Tree

By Alan Bodnar Ph.D.

As I write these words in early December, what is left of our small Thanksgiving turkey sits in the fridge holding one more meal for two. Our Christmas tree, artificial this...

January 2nd, 2025

Maine to be freed from court oversight

By Eileen Weber

The state of Maine will soon be free from a consent decree that has shaped the way the state treats mentally ill patients.

A court appointed specialist, or “Court...

December 4th, 2024

Tax, record keeping advice offered by strategist

By Susan Gonsalves

Keeping detailed records and hiring a tax consultant are among the practices a psychologist should adopt...

December 2nd, 2024

Judge rules Meta must face Massachusetts social media lawsuit

By Beth Negus Viveiros

A Massachusetts judge has denied Meta’s bid to dismiss the state’s lawsuit alleging the social media...

December 2nd, 2024

Union: CT staff shortage is ‘full-blown catastrophe’

By Eileen Weber

Staffing shortages in the mental health industry are an ongoing, national reality.

In Connecticut, it is reaching a boiling point with many health workers becoming...

December 2nd, 2024

Massachusetts and Vermont nix legalized psychedelics for now

By Beth Negus Viveiros

Both Massachusetts and Vermont dealt blows to the legalization of psychedelics for therapeutic purposes...

December 2nd, 2024

When we knew for certain

By Alan Bodnar Ph.D.

Remember when we knew for certain that the moon would always follow us if we kept looking at it through the side window of the car? “Keep looking,” Mom said, “and it will...