Articles, Leading Stories
Mass. DMH releases fresh air regulations
By Janine Weisman
All psychiatric patients in Massachusetts hospitals and residential programs are entitled to “reasonable daily access to the outdoors,” according to new regulations the...
Dartmouth-Hitchcock awarded contract to staff hospital
By Rivkela Brodsky
Friction over an employment transition at New Hampshire Hospital – the state’s only acute psychiatric care facility – started with the expiration of a contract with...
Use of applied behavior analysis on the rise
By Pamela Berard
The use of applied behavior analysis is increasing and more educational programs are rising to meet the demand.
Chrissy Barosky, MA, BCBA, started her ABA master’s...
R.I. mandates Mental Health First Aid training for police
By Janine Weisman
Rhode Island law already mandated training for law enforcement officers on hate crimes, domestic violence, and criminal gang activity when the year began. In August, the list...
Tool created for psychosis risk
By Phyllis Hanlon
Psychologists have attempted to predict the risk of psychosis in young people since the early 2000s. Recently, the National Institutes of Health funded a study to develop a...
Legal socialization is focus of psychologist’s work
By Catherine Robertson Souter
How do we, as a society, deal with the problem of racial bias in policing? The issue, like any complex problem, is not black and white. Beyond the numbers of how many more...
Reimbursement for neuropsychological testing still poses a problem
By Phyllis Hanlon
Neuropsychological testing has been used in a number of clinical areas to evaluate brain functioning and cognition. The Journal of Athletic Training cites neuropsychological...
Conn. report tracks behavioral health claims
By Janine Weisman
Connecticut insurers denied more behavioral health claims in 2014, according to an annual report card issued by the Connecticut Insurance Department. How much more depends on...
New rules expand treatment options
By Catherine Robertson Souter
According to the Centers for Disease Control, 13 to 20 percent of children in the U.S. experience a mental health disorder in a given year. It is a staggering number,...
Interventions can’t stop fraternity overdrinking
By Janine Weisman
Social psychologist Lori Scott-Sheldon, Ph.D., wanted to find out what interventions worked best to curb overdrinking among college fraternity and sorority members when she led...