Articles, Leading Stories
Denials of 60-minute session payments at issue
By Janine Weisman
The middle-aged patient was terrified of having blood drawn when the need to undergo medical tests to address a medical problem led to a late 2013 office visit with...
Butler Hospital’s admissions rise
By Janine Weisman
The daily inpatient census at Providence’s Butler Hospital increased 14 percent in August 2014 over August 2013, creating what Rhode Island’s only private psychiatric...
MassHealth woes could be resolved soon
By Catherine Robertson Souter
The nightmare may soon be over for some Massachusetts psychologists and their clients who were placed on a temporary insurance plan that did not cover all their therapy...
Program assesses danger in domestic violence calls
By Rivkela Brodsky
Connecticut averages between 12 and 15 domestic violence homicides each year, says Joe Froehlich, director of law enforcement services at the Connecticut Coalition Against...
N.H. establishes domestic violence as distinct crime
By Pamela Berard
Advocates in New Hampshire say a new state law may help to better identify and stop offenders of domestic violence.
“Joshua’s Law” – which goes into effect Jan....
Vermont and Conn. launch Web sites as resources
By Catherine Robertson Souter
Recognizing that the Internet has become a first point of contact for many people looking to access mental health care information, the states of Vermont and Connecticut each...
Walden Behavioral Care opens new facility in Peabody
By Howard Newman
Because of an increasing demand for treatment of eating disorders in Boston’s North Shore area, Walden Behavioral Care, LLC has opened a new clinic in Peabody,...
Creating new divisions: a lengthy process
By Phyllis Hanlon
From time to time, a group of psychologists lobbies to create a new division that reflects an unaddressed niche area in the profession. The process from concept to reality is...
Billboards, initiative promote conversations about mental health
By Susan Gonsalves
Massachusetts State Rep. Patricia Haddad (D-Somerset) notes that it is common to see electronic signs and other notices advertising the availability of flu shots at drug stores...
Sisters accused of improper billing
By Rivkela Brodsky
Twin sisters are accused of billing public agencies in Massachusetts hundreds of thousands of dollars for unlicensed psychological services, often using stolen identities,...