Articles, Leading Stories
Uncertainty of pandemic leads to further mental health problems
By Eileen Weber
It should be no surprise that after months of shelter-in-place mandates, wearing masks in public, maintaining a six-foot distance from others, and a resurgence in COVID...
Confiding in others identified as the strongest protection against depression
By New England Psychologist Staff
A new study has found that strong social connections are the strongest protective factor for depression.
“Depression is the leading cause of disability world-wide,”...
How can therapists become more culturally competent?
By Catherine Robertson Souter
As our nation struggles toward building a better society for all races, therapists may find themselves doing some self-reflection on how they handle diversity in their own...
Rhode Island behavioral health centers receive $8 million grant
By Eileen Weber
Funds help create community connections, add services
Newport Mental Health and Thrive Behavioral Health, Inc. in Warwick...
National survey measures pandemic’s emotional impact
By Phyllis Hanlon
After several months of quarantine, psychologists are eager to assess the emotional repercussions of the COVID-19 pandemic. Three psychologists teamed up to create a scale that...
Psychologists study what inspires protestors
By Eileen Weber
The most recent Black deaths at the hands of police have fueled protests across the country. But for some psychologists, their interests lie not in what they are protesting,...
States look at mental health beyond the pandemic
By Phyllis Hanlon
To date, the COVID-19 virus has exacted a tremendous toll on the nation’s economy, uncovered serious flaws in the health care systems, brought long-standing systemic racism...
Research examines link between COVID-19 & racial disparity
By Eileen Weber
A number of studies have shown a disturbing trend in this pandemic: more people of color have contracted and died from coronavirus than other demographics. In May, a study...
Working with clients of color requires training, more listening
By Catherine Robertson Souter
In a perfect world, the color of one’s skin should not affect a therapeutic relationship. However, this is America 2020 and it apparently does.
For instance,...
Researchers at UMass Amherst create device to understand schizophrenia
By Eileen Weber
What if there is a way to better understand schizophrenia just by having patients wear a device? Two researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst are in the process...