Articles, Leading Stories
Children with physical, mental impairments require varied treatment
By Phyllis Hanlon
When it comes to treating mental disorders, psychologists have an arsenal of tools at their disposal. But that armament may need to be refined when the client has a physical...
Wait times rise in Maine
By Catherine Robertson Souter
The numbers are going in the wrong direction for certain clients of the mental health care system in Maine. Although nearly a quarter of a century has passed since Maine...
Apps embraced by mental health professionals
By Janine Weisman
As a teen with an anxiety disorder growing up in Wilton, Conn., Brandon Cohn felt frustrated spending the first 20 minutes of every therapy session explaining what happened to...
DCYF grapples with cost of long-term placements
By Janine Weisman
The Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth and Families (DCYF) has significantly reduced the number of children in state care sent to mental health treatment residential...
Bill authorizes on-site behavioral health treatment at prison
By Phyllis Hanlon
When legislators from Maine toured the Riverview Psychiatric Center (RPC) in Augusta, as they do every two years, they witnessed firsthand a dangerous situation that promises...
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...