Articles, Leading Stories

November 1st, 2014

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...

November 1st, 2014

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...

November 1st, 2014

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...

November 1st, 2014

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...

November 1st, 2014

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....

November 1st, 2014

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...

November 1st, 2014

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,...

November 1st, 2014

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...

November 1st, 2014

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...

November 1st, 2014

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,...