Articles, Leading Stories
Initiative helps veterans
By Catherine Robertson Souter
At nearly 115,000 men and women, New Hampshire has its fair share of residents who served in the U.S. military. The fifth highest rate per capita, veterans make up nearly 11...
Researchers: schizophrenia is neurodevelopmental disorder
By Rivkela Brodsky
Research is beginning to back up the idea that schizophrenia is a neurodevelopmental disorder.
So says Joshua Roffman, M.D., assistant professor of psychiatry at Harvard...
Prison unit addresses abuse
By Catherine Robertson Souter
According to N.H. Corrections Department officials, nearly 85 percent of prisoners in the state’s penitentiary system are dealing with substance abuse issues. While not all...
WRAP workshops expand across Vermont
By Pamela Berard
Vermont’s Blueprint for Health initiative is helping to coordinate and expand throughout the state a series of free, evidence-based self-management workshops to help...
Greater Burlington takes step to address homelessness
By Howard Newman
Sixteen nonprofits, government agencies and other organizations in the greater Burlington, Vt., area have joined to try a different approach to combating...
Search for new director underway
By Pamela Berard
As 2014 came to a close, interviewing for a new executive director of the Massachusetts Psychological Association was underway.
Operations Manager Pamela Goodspeed, who...
Brattleboro Retreat responds to third failed inspection
By Phyllis Hanlon
On Oct. 1, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) conducted a follow-up visit to the Brattleboro Retreat after previous inspections in June and August revealed...
Impact of medical marijuana to be studied
By Rivkela Brodsky
As more states move toward legalizing the use of medical marijuana, the timing is right for researchers to start examining the impact of the substance on the...
Research focuses on creativity
By Catherine Robertson Souter
From Beethoven to Vincent Van Gogh to Sylvia Plath, the path to creative greatness is strewn with men and women who are said to have suffered from mental health disorders. At...
Epidemics: psychologists urge vigilance
By Phyllis Hanlon
Government officials attired in hazmat suits; dead bodies under blankets; hospital personnel wearing facemasks, gowns and head coverings – images like these have flashed...