Articles, Leading Stories

October 1st, 2013

Experts weigh in on unconscious bias

By Catherine Robertson Souter

In the wake of the Trayvon Martin case, Americans have found ourselves asking some very difficult questions. Beyond the facts of that night, a young African-American boy leaves...

October 1st, 2013

“Nowhere to Hide: Why Kids with ADHD and LD Hate School and What We Can Do About It”

By Paul Efthim PhD

“Nowhere to Hide: Why Kids with ADHD and LD Hate School and What We Can Do About It”

By Jerome J. Schultz, Ph.D.

Jossey-Bass

San Francisco, CA,...

October 1st, 2013

“Treatments That Work With Children: Empirically Supported Strategies for Managing Childhood Problems”

By James K Luiselli EdD ABPP BCBA-D

“Treatments That Work With Children: Empirically Supported Strategies for Managing Childhood Problems”

By Edward R. Christophersen and Susan Mortweet...

October 1st, 2013

Test data access examined

By Edward Stern J.D.

Are clients/patients entitled to test data as part of their records if they request a copy of their records or request their records be forwarded to others?

In 2002, the...

October 1st, 2013

Remembering two voices of hope

By Alan Bodnar Ph.D.

Confronted by the many faces of depression and despair that we see in our offices, we listen and speak, choosing our silences as carefully as we choose our words, never...

August 21st, 2013

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...

August 21st, 2013

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...

August 21st, 2013

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...

August 21st, 2013

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...

August 21st, 2013

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...