Articles, Book Reviews

April 1st, 2015

“The Heat of the Moment in Treatment: Mindful Management of Difficult Clients”

By Helen Hwang

“The Heat of the Moment in Treatment: Mindful Management of Difficult Clients”

By Mitch Abblett

W.W. Norton & Company, Inc.

New York, N.Y....

April 1st, 2015

When laughter shows the way

By Alan Bodnar Ph.D.

In all the years I had known him, through hundreds of therapy hours that sometimes left me feeling as hopeless as he did; he had never stopped talking about killing himself. He...

March 1st, 2015

Does gender play a role in treatment?

By Phyllis Hanlon

The World Health Organization reports that depression is the most common women’s mental health problem and, although more research is needed, this disorder may be more...

March 1st, 2015

Grants support integration

By Rivkela Brodsky

Ten organizations in Massachusetts have been awarded $1.3 million in funding to support work integrating behavioral health and medical care.

The new grant program of the...

March 1st, 2015

Program relies on cultural sensitivity to treat refugees

By Janine Weisman

Before she started working with new Americans and refugees, Karen Fondacaro, Ph.D., a University of Vermont clinical psychology professor and director of its Behavior Therapy...

March 1st, 2015

Maria Montanaro is new behavioral health director

By Janine Weisman

The new director of the Rhode Island Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals (BHDDH) has a track record of transformation, experience that...

March 1st, 2015

Veterans’ suicide prevention bill supported

By Rivkela Brodsky

Losing one veteran to suicide is one veteran too many, says Connecticut Veterans Affairs Commissioner Joseph Perkins.

“If a veteran takes his one life one time, to me...

March 1st, 2015

Settlement reached in Quinnipiac University case

By Catherine Robertson Souter

The case of a student placed on mandatory medical leave from college after seeking mental health counseling has reached a settlement agreement after a three year...

March 1st, 2015

Study: Transgender youth have more negative outcomes

By Pamela Berard

Transgender youth have a higher rate of negative mental health outcomes than non-transgender youth, according to a new study.

Study results showed transgender youth had...

March 1st, 2015

Musical training promotes emotional growth

By Susan Gonsalves

Musical training can positively affect a child’s emotional and behavioral growth according to a new study.

James J. Hudziak, M.D., a professor of psychiatry, medicine...