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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Heywood Healthcare to purchase property for mental health services
By Phyllis Hanlon
As early as the end of the year, Heywood Healthcare, an independent system that operates the non-profit, 134-bed acute-care Heywood Hospital in Gardner and Athol Hospital, a...
‘Quack’ psychology practices come under fire
By Phyllis Hanlon
In October 2012, a team of researchers from Simmons College, the University of Scranton and DePaul University conducted a Delphi poll, i.e., a structured, two-round systematic...
Study: xenon gas could reduce or omit painful memories
By Rivkela Brodsky
There may be a new treatment for those dealing with posttraumatic stress disorder, according to a study by researchers at McLean Hospital in Belmont, Mass.
The study,...
Legalization of marijuana could harm young users
By Pamela Berard
Psychologists discussed the possible public health implications of marijuana legalization – including the negative effects on the brains of teenagers and young adults who...
Psychologist studies how culture affects visual pathways
By Catherine Robertson Souter
The scientific research that makes a big splash on the front page of local media or gets top billing in a scientific journal tends to be information that has a direct...