Articles, Leading Stories

July 1st, 2013

Legislation seeks to curb treatment interruption

By Pamela Berard

Proposed Massachusetts legislation would allow behavioral health patients to continue receiving the same care when insurance companies do not renew provider...

July 1st, 2013

Report helps consumers compare insurers

By Catherine Robertson Souter

In 2012, the Vermont legislature passed a law requiring insurance companies who do business in the state to complete an annual report to help consumers compare insurers. The...

July 1st, 2013

DSM-5 stirs some controversy

By Phyllis Hanlon

After more than 10 years of discussions, committee meetings and revisions, the American Psychiatric Association finalized the DSM-5 and released it at the annual meeting in...

July 1st, 2013

Program targets children’s needs

By Susan Gonsalves

A program to address emotional and behavioral issues in children has met with success in three Church Street School classrooms.

The interventionist initiative in Hamden,...

July 1st, 2013

R.I. hospitals name top health issues

By Janine Weisman

Access to health care and the need for mental health services are among the most important health issues facing Rhode Island, finds a new Community Health Needs...

July 1st, 2013

Hampstead Hospital launches Recovery Matters program

By Howard Newman

Hampstead Hospital, a private psychiatric hospital in southern N.H., recently launched a new residential treatment program for adult men and women who are managing substance...

July 1st, 2013

Task force tackles integration of behavioral health, primary care

By Pamela Berard

After months of collecting input, a Massachusetts task force is developing recommendations for the integration of behavioral health (mental health and substance use) and...

July 1st, 2013

N.H. surveys gauge consumer satisfaction

By Catherine Robertson Souter

Even with severe financial cutbacks to the mental health system, it appears that customer satisfaction with New Hampshire’s community mental health centers, or CMHC’s, has...

July 1st, 2013

Law helps military rape survivors receive benefits

By Rivkela Brodsky

Legislation aimed at helping survivors of military sexual assault get VA benefits for treatment passed unanimously in the US House on June 4.

Named for a Navy veteran...

July 1st, 2013

Study: Belief in God aids treatment

By Jo Kadlecek

Belief in God or a higher power might not be on the list of prescribed treatments for depression or anxiety but a recent study concludes it can improve outcomes for psychiatric...