Articles, Leading Stories
HIPAA Final Rule implemented
By Phyllis Hanlon
On September 23, the Final Rule from the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) took effect. This rule reflects changes to HIPAA from the Health...
ADHD brain-wave test gets mixed reviews
By Howard Newman
A new, non-invasive clinical test for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children and adolescents has drawn varying degrees of concern, interest and skepticism...
Task force identifies priorities for quality of care
By Pamela Berard
The Behavioral Health Integration Task Force in Massachusetts submitted recommendations aimed at improving health care quality and outcomes – while also controlling costs –...
Program focuses on outdoor adventure therapy
By Rivkela Brodsky
Sending her teenage son to Summit Achievement in Stow, Maine, was the first step in getting him on the right path, says Amy Schwartz.
Her son, now 17, attended the...
Victims of sibling aggression suffer consequences
By Susan Gonsalves
Even one incident of sibling aggression causes mental distress among children and adolescents according to recently-published research in Pediatrics.
Study authors from...
Cyberbullying common across grades 9-12
By Janine Weisman
One in six high school students (16 percent) have been victims of electronic bullying in the past year, reveals a study presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS)...
AUNE awarded grant to improve outcomes for children
By Catherine Robertson Souter
Antioch University of New England’s Center for Research on Psychological Practice (CROPP) was awarded a contract by the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services...
MSPP lays off seven faculty, staff members
By Catherine Robertson Souter
On August 14, seven faculty and staff members at the Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology (MSPP) were informed that they were being laid off from the school because...
Experts weigh in on unconscious bias
By Catherine Robertson Souter
In the wake of the Trayvon Martin case, Americans have found ourselves asking some very difficult questions. Beyond the facts of that night, a young African-American boy leaves...
Psychosocial oncologists: a critical niche in the field
By Phyllis Hanlon
Cancer is the second most common cause of death in the United States, according to the American Cancer Society (ACS); the organization expects 1.6 million new cases will be...