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N.H. prison faces lawsuit for housing mentally ill
By Rivkela Brodsky
The New Hampshire State Prison for Men faces a lawsuit for housing people dealing with severe mental illnesses who have been civilly committed in its Secure Psychiatric...
MPA/MNS in discussions with Beacon Health Options
By Phyllis Hanlon
The Massachusetts Psychological Association and the Massachusetts Neuropsychological Society have a long history of engaging with different insurance companies to advocate for...
Use of third party vendors reviewed in wake of stabbing spree
By Pamela Berard
The state is conducting a review in the aftermath of a stabbing spree that ended at Silver City Galleria mall in Taunton, Mass., that left three people dead and several others...
Harrington Hospital to open dual diagnosis unit
By Phyllis Hanlon
Citing the desire to fulfill an unmet need, Harrington Health Care System is planning to open a Dual Diagnosis Unit (DDU) for the treatment of individuals who have an addiction...
Revision on wrap-around services focuses on schizophrenia
By Rivkela Brodsky
The Maine Department of Health and Human Services has revised who can receive wrap-around community support services under its Medicaid program, focusing mostly on those...
Election cycle analyzed by political psychologist
By Catherine Robertson Souter
For a political psychologist, this election cycle has provided plenty of fodder for discussion. From the rise of a true political outsider to the first woman in line for the...
Postpartum depression in new dads: under-diagnosed and under-treated
By Phyllis Hanlon
Since the early 1990s there has been a growing body of research drawing attention to and appreciation of postpartum depression in new dads, according to Shannon Erisman, Ph.D.,...
Telehealth coverage expands in Massachusetts
By Janine Weisman
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts was expected to notify its provider network on May 15 of its plans to expand telehealth coverage starting this summer.
On Jan. 1,...
Telehealth CBT assists breast cancer survivors with memory problems
By Janine Weisman
Specialized cognitive behavioral therapy delivered via telehealth reduced memory problems and anxiety for breast cancer survivors living in Maine in a new study published...
U.S. ranks 13th in World Happiness Report
By Rivkela Brodsky
In the latest World Happiness Report – an update released to coincide with International Day of Happiness on March 20, just 11 months after the 2015 report came out – the...