January 1st, 2015
By Phyllis Hanlon
On Oct. 1, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) conducted a follow-up visit to the Brattleboro Retreat after previous inspections in June and August revealed...
January 1st, 2015
By Rivkela Brodsky
As more states move toward legalizing the use of medical marijuana, the timing is right for researchers to start examining the impact of the substance on the...
January 1st, 2015
By Catherine Robertson Souter
From Beethoven to Vincent Van Gogh to Sylvia Plath, the path to creative greatness is strewn with men and women who are said to have suffered from mental health disorders. At...
January 1st, 2015
By Paul Efthim PhD
“The Ethics of Private Practice: A Practical Guide for Mental Health Clinicians”
By Jeffrey E. Barnett, Jeffrey Zimmerman & Steven Walfish
Oxford...
January 1st, 2015
By James K Luiselli EdD ABPP BCBA-D
“Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Clinical Guide for General Practitioners”
By V. Mark Durand
American Psychological Association
Washington, D.C.,...
January 1st, 2015
By Alan Bodnar Ph.D.
It was time for her annual review and she had been transferred only recently to my unit. A year in the hospital and this was the first time we would be talking together. The...
December 1st, 2014
By Phyllis Hanlon
Government officials attired in hazmat suits; dead bodies under blankets; hospital personnel wearing facemasks, gowns and head coverings – images like these have flashed...
December 1st, 2014
By Janine Weisman
A 55-year-old patient with high cholesterol, high blood pressure and chronic depression potentially may have three entities overseeing his health care – his...
December 1st, 2014
By Rivkela Brodsky
Just getting that first appointment with a private psychiatrist is a difficult process and having insurance doesn’t make it easier, according to a new study by Harvard...
December 1st, 2014
By Catherine Robertson Souter
In September, a class action lawsuit filed against the American Psychological Association saw new life when the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit ruled to reverse a...
