Articles, Leading Stories
TaraVista Behavioral Health Center to open in Devens, Mass.
By Catherine Robertson Souter
In a move that should ease the overburdening of inpatient beds across the state, central Massachusetts will soon see the opening of a new 108-bed mental health facility. Health...
Bournewood to debut partial hospital program
By Pamela Berard
Bournewood Hospital, a 90-bed, full-service independent privately-owned psychiatric facility in Brookline, Mass., in May will debut a new Mental Health Partial Hospital...
Brattleboro Retreat seeks state funding for new adolescent unit
By Phyllis Hanlon
When the Brattleboro Retreat was founded in 1834 with a $10,000 bequest from Anna Marsh, the facility served, and continues to serve, a range of patients from children and...
Report examines health indicators on county basis
By Rivkela Brodsky
There is something like a chicken-or-the-egg dilemma coming out of a new county-level analysis of U.S. licensed psychologists done by the American Psychological Association’s...
Spring Harbor Hospital to re-open 12 bed unit
By Rivkela Brodsky
Maine’s Spring Harbor Hospital will be able to reopen a previously closed unit of 12 psychiatric beds by the end of September thanks to a good chunk of funding from the...
Monks’ visit has impact at Silver Hill Hospital
By Catherine Robertson Souter
Silver Hill Hospital in New Canaan, Conn., works with a variety of clients – those with severe mental illness and addiction as well as clients dealing with chronic pain or...
Couple adjusts to rural life, career opportunities
By Catherine Robertson Souter
As any realtor will tell you, it’s all about location. For one married psychologist couple just finishing their post-doctoral training in Boston and making decisions about...
Psychologists call treatment of narcissism a ‘Herculean task’
By Phyllis Hanlon
It’s not unusual to seek attention on occasion. From celebrities who walk the red carpet during special Hollywood events to the three-year old who begs his mother to “Watch...
Insurance department examines handling of claims
By Rivkela Brodsky
To address the opioid addiction issue in New Hampshire and barriers to care, the state’s insurance department began “a targeted examination” in November 2015 of how...
Tufts reaches settlement with AG office
By Phyllis Hanlon
The passage of mental health parity was intended to mandate equality in the care of behavioral issues with that given to physical conditions. In spite of the requirements, some...