Articles, Leading Stories

Networking sites raise ethical questions

By Pamela Berard

Social networking Web sites like Facebook are ubiquitous especially among younger generations who’ve grown up with technology. But with these sites, medical professionals...

Non-profit group shares terrorism research

By Catherine Robertson Souter

When a former student pitched the idea of a non-profit organization to promote the interdisciplinary and international sharing of terrorism research, Tali K. Walters, Ph.D.,...

Resiliency at heart of emotional recovery

By Pamela Berard

In the wake of Haiti’s earthquake, psychologists reach out to survivors

A natural disaster – like the January earthquake in Haiti – may happen in minutes, but...

Massachusetts identifies top legislative priorities

By Phyllis Hanlon

Massachusetts, like many states across the country, is struggling to survive a fiscal crisis, while attempting to maintain services for those with mental illnesses. For FY2010,...

VA could get psychiatric facility

By Elinor Nelson

There’s no dispute that Vermont needs to replace Vermont State Hospital. At 120 years of age, it’s antiquated and has been denied recertification. The governor knows it and...

Postpartum depression bill pondered

By Phyllis Hanlon

According to University of Minnesota researchers, 10 to 20 percent of new mothers suffer postpartum depression; however, fewer than half the cases are recognized. The...

Drug deaths top traffic fatalities in four New England states

By Nan Shnitzler

When Centers for Disease Control researchers mined mortality data from the National Vital Statistics System, they found that drugs had outstripped automobile accidents as the...

Education, media could be helpful in domestic violence prevention

By Jennifer E Chase

Maine’s motto calls the state “Vacationland,” but for homicide victims felled by domestic violence, Maine is hell.

Although the state boasts the country’s lowest...