Articles, Leading Stories
Psychosocial oncologists: a critical niche in the field
By Phyllis Hanlon
Cancer is the second most common cause of death in the United States, according to the American Cancer Society (ACS); the organization expects 1.6 million new cases will be...
Courts, governments scrutinize insurers
By Pamela Berard
State governments and courts are scrutinizing whether insurers are complying with laws meant to ensure care for the mentally ill.
Massachusetts Attorney General Martha...
Insurance re-write has consequences
By Catherine Robertson Souter
As the first state in the country to attempt to institute a government-funded universal health care plan, Vermont will have all eyes on it as the rest of the nation watches how...
CHA rescinds cuts to children’s services
By Howard Newman
The current level of psychiatric inpatient youth services at the Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA) will survive for another year, at least, but the organization’s struggles to...
Law establishes ‘best practices’ plan
By Rivkela Brodsky
A new law passed in Connecticut aims to establish a ‘best practices’ plan when it comes to treating the mental, emotional and behavioral health of children in the...
Exercise program geared toward treatment reluctant veterans
By Susan Gonsalves
The Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital in Bedford, Mass. (Bedford VAMC) will offer an exercise program designed to engage and motivate veterans who shun traditional...
New Vermont collaboration integrates care management
By Jo Kadlecek
It used to be that someone with a heart condition needed a different health care provider if they also struggled with clinical depression.
A new collaboration in Vermont...
Reimbursement, client eligibility issues cause confusion
By Phyllis Hanlon
Issues regarding reimbursement have long plagued psychologists. Recently, some Massachusetts providers have become frustrated over the complex rules regarding “crossover”...
Study highlights prevalence of children with mental disorders
By Janine Weisman
Up to one in five U.S. children experience a mental disorder, finds a new U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report reviewing various federal efforts tracking...
New commissioner puts focus on system transformation
By Catherine Robertson Souter
Since 2011, after Tropical Storm Irene closed the Vermont State Hospital, the state’s mental health care system has undergone a massive re-structuring. The administration of...