Articles, Leading Stories
Research focuses on self-injury
By Catherine Robertson Souter
Cutting, burning, scratching or biting the skin as way to regulate negative emotions is on the rise, according to experts, especially among adolescents.
Integrated practices: Moving toward comprehensive health care
By Phyllis Hanlon
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration and Health Resources and Services Administration report that some primary care offices are becoming a...
What will ACA replacement mean for mental health?
By Janine Weisman
Uncertainty surrounding President Donald Trump’s often repeated campaign promise to dismantle the Affordable Care Act has changed the way Republicans talk about it: Instead...
Wait times still long in EDs
By Pamela Berard
Patients having mental health emergencies who require hospital admission wait nearly four times longer for an inpatient bed than their medical counterparts, according to a...
Safe rooms at EDs provide temporary respite
By Catherine Robertson Souter
The signing of the Community Mental Health Act in 1963 introduced a major shift in mental health care. Signed by President John F. Kennedy, the act initiated a shifting of...
Reimbursement for telehealth still an issue
By Catherine Robertson Souter
In Massachusetts, Blue Cross and Blue Shield announced that it would add coverage for telehealth services early last year. While the coverage was expanded, however, BCBS...
DSM-5 open to suggested updates
By Catherine Robertson Souter
The world of information has changed since 1952. That was the year that the American Psychiatric Association released the first version of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual...
APA: 21st Century Cures Act promises to reform system
By Phyllis Hanlon
In December 2016, the Senate passed the 21st Century Cures Act, a law that, according to the American Psychological Association, promises to reform the mental health system...
Study: Mindfulness programs prevalent
By Pamela Berard
More than 60 percent of all U.S. medical schools have a mindfulness program to support students, residents or providers, according to a study by researchers at Cambridge Health...
‘Deconstructing Stigma’ project unveiled at airport
By Phyllis Hanlon
When Nathaniel Van Kirk, Ph.D., administrative director of research at McLean Hospital’s OCD Institute, learned of the “Deconstructing Stigma: A Change in Thought Can...