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Veterans treating veterans; a growing niche
By Phyllis Hanlon
Now that the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan are winding down, this country can expect a tremendous influx of returning veterans. With this surge comes a greater need to...
Study: Manual changes could result in false-negative diagnoses
By Pamela Berard
Researchers at Rhode Island Hospital determined that recommended changes in the upcoming revision to the “Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, fifth edition” (DSM-5) could...
Medical schools commit to Joining Forces initiative
By Janine Weisman
Marc B. Hahn, D.O., knows how fast the U.S. military can get a soldier injured overseas back on American soil. He was chief of pain management and an attending anesthesiologist...
New commissioner outlines priorities
By Catherine Robertson Souter
Gov. Deval Patrick recently announced that Marcia Fowler, M.A., J.D., had been chosen to take on the role of commissioner for the Massachusetts Department of Mental Health...
Research Domain Criteria could enhance how clinicians diagnose
By Jennifer E Chase
For several years, a workgroup at the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) in Bethesda, Md., has been designing a framework for creating a new way to classify mental...
SAMHSA merges approaches for one recovery definition
By Janine Weisman
Can recovery mean the same thing to someone with a mental health disorder and someone with a drug or alcohol addiction?
The answer is ‘yes’ under the Substance Abuse...
Hospital studies CBT for treatment of body dysmorphic disorder
By Jennifer E Chase
A new five-year study at Rhode Island Hospital – in collaboration with the Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School in Boston – will for the first time test...
Possible change in autism definition raises concern
By Jennifer E Chase
With the publish date of the DSM-5 roughly a year away, a new community of skeptics has emerged in autism advocates and clinicians, many of whom fear a revision to the autism...
APA to develop treatment guidelines
By Nan Shnitzler
For the first time, the American Psychological Association (APA) has launched an initiative to develop evidence-based clinical treatment guidelines. The Council of...
Plans to close Taunton State meet with opposition
By Catherine Robertson Souter
With the announced plan to close the 157-year-old Taunton State Hospital, a Massachusetts mental health facility, by the end of the year, the state has taken another step...