April 1st, 2013
By James K Luiselli EdD ABPP BCBA-D
“Reinforcement-Based Treatment for Substance Use Disorders”
L. Michelle Tuten, Hendree E. Jones, Cindy M. Schaeffer, and Maxine L. Stitzer
American...
April 1st, 2013
By Paul Efthim PhD
“Treatment Resistance and Patient Authority: The Austen Riggs Reader”
Edited by Eric M. Plakun
W.W. Norton & Co.
New York, N.Y.,...
April 1st, 2013
By Alan Bodnar Ph.D.
We all love a good story. Outside of the office, I have found the best storytellers among fellow passengers on long distance train trips. The train ride offers long stretches...
March 1st, 2013
By Phyllis Hanlon
Tragic events like the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut and at the theatre in Aurora, Colorado, tend to shine a spotlight on mental illness and...
March 1st, 2013
By Catherine Robertson Souter
For many mental health practitioners, January was a stressful month because of delays and denials of reimbursements from some insurance providers. The American Psychological...
March 1st, 2013
By Phyllis Hanlon
The trend toward community-based services versus inpatient treatment continues to prompt state hospital closures/mergers across the country. In New England, the situation...
March 1st, 2013
By Phyllis Hanlon
In a switch from previous years, Gov. Deval Patrick announced a 3.3 percent increase in the overall budget for the Massachusetts Department of Mental Health (DMH) for FY2014....
March 1st, 2013
By Janine Weisman
The Vermont Department of Mental Health’s current fiscal year $174 million budget represented a 15 percent increase to enhance community services in the only state which...
March 1st, 2013
By Janine Weisman
Suicidal thoughts are common among U.S. adolescents, many of whom receive mental health treatment before the onset of suicidal plans or attempts, the first large-scale study on...
March 1st, 2013
By Susan Gonsalves
Media coverage of the Newtown, Conn. murders did little to dispel the stigma and misunderstanding of people with Asperger’s Disorder. Instead, early reports that the shooter,...
