Articles, Book Reviews

November 1st, 2014

“Mindfulness for Borderline Personality Disorder: Relieve Your Suffering Using the Core Skill of Dialectical Behavior Therapy”

By Paul Efthim PhD

“Mindfulness for Borderline Personality Disorder: Relieve Your Suffering Using the Core Skill of Dialectical Behavior Therapy”

By Blaise Aguirre and Gillian...

November 1st, 2014

“Becoming a Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology Professional: A Global Perspective”

By James K Luiselli EdD ABPP BCBA-D

“Becoming a Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology Professional: A Global Perspective”

Edited by J. Gualberto Cremades and Lauren S....

November 1st, 2014

The way of the cat

By Alan Bodnar Ph.D.

You never know what new lesson life has in store or who will come along to teach it. Just when I thought I had missed the pleasures and challenges of pet ownership, our...

October 1st, 2014

PTSD in children disrupts development, relationships

By Phyllis Hanlon

Many people associate posttraumatic stress disorder with veterans returning from war, victims of violent crime or individuals who’ve been involved in natural disasters....

October 1st, 2014

Inpatient care to expand

By Catherine Robertson Souter

Thanks to several health care providers, Massachusetts will soon experience remarkable growth in inpatient psychiatric care across the state. The news comes at a time when the...

October 1st, 2014

Military medical ethics instruction lacking

By Pamela Berard

Researchers say U.S. graduate students in psychology aren’t receiving enough instruction in military medical ethics.

Researchers at Harvard Medical School/Cambridge...

October 1st, 2014

Children with eating disorders getting younger

By Janine Weisman

Several factors contributed to a 12-year-old Massachusetts girl developing what Alyse Beekman, Psy.D., program director at the Center for Discovery in Southport, Conn., called...

October 1st, 2014

Proposed hospital to chip away at region’s shortfall

By Susan Gonsalves

Southeastern Massachusetts is taking a step toward addressing a shortage of facilities for behavioral health needs with plans to build a 77,000 square foot, 120-bed inpatient...

October 1st, 2014

New PTSD study reveals high correlation with physical ailments

By Howard Newman

There are approximately 283,000 male and 400 female Vietnam combat veterans currently living with posttraumatic stress disorder. Another 83,500 male and 150 female combat...

October 1st, 2014

Law requires Medicaid coverage of autism services

By Rivkela Brodsky

A new law in Massachusetts will expand assistance and services for individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders when it goes into effect in November.

Signed by Gov. Deval...