Articles, Leading Stories
Parity is topic of public forum
By Phyllis Hanlon
On April 3, the Massachusetts Medical Society (MMS) presented its 9th annual public health leadership forum titled “Mental Health: Achieving Parity in Principle and in...
Green Mountain Care details prompt questions
By Catherine Robertson Souter
In May 2011, Vermont passed what appeared to be groundbreaking health care reform, going beyond the federally mandated changes that are beginning to take place across the...
Proposals aim to keep guns from people with mental illness
By Janine Weisman
Massachusetts gun control proposals to close background check system gaps focus largely on preventing mass shootings like those in Newtown, Conn., and Aurora, Colo. They also...
Coverage for neuropsychological testing is dwindling
By Catherine Robertson Souter
In a debate that has been brewing for the past few years, it seems that insurance companies have had the deciding word.
Three years ago, Russel A. Barkley, Ph.D., a...
Global VA licensure beneficial for psychologists
By Phyllis Hanlon
The U.S. Census Bureau reports that the average American moves approximately 14 times in a lifetime. Organizational transfers, new job opportunities and a search for a more...
Bill allows psychologists, physicians to have joint practice
By Pamela Berard
Proposed Connecticut legislation would allow psychologists to be in joint practice with physicians.
The Senate passed the bill in May and the House of Representatives...
Bombing first responders: seeking counseling more “normative”
By Phyllis Hanlon
A couple of weeks following the Boston Marathon bombing, Amy E. Kahn, Psy.D., coordinator of the Western Mass. Trauma Recovery Network (TRN) in Northampton, joined a team of...
Psychiatrist proposes psychocardiology subspecialty
By Susan Gonsalves
Despite four decades of research examining the link between heart disease and mental health conditions, Angelos Halaris, M.D., Ph.D., believes more must be done to raise...
The Brattleboro Retreat addresses deficiencies
By Phyllis Hanlon
In response to a complaint, the Vermont Division of Licensing Protection completed a survey on Feb. 21, 2013 to determine if the Brattleboro Retreat met the Conditions of...
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...