March 1st, 2013
By Edward Stern J.D.
On Dec. 14, 2012, a 20-year-old male shot and killed his mother in their home and then killed 20 children and six adults at a Connecticut elementary school
The...
March 1st, 2013
By Alan Bodnar Ph.D.
Last month marked the twentieth anniversary of New England Psychologist. This month is the twentieth anniversary of this column. It started with a telephone call from...
February 1st, 2013
By Phyllis Hanlon
The Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act has given the green light for partial application now with full implementation of the...
February 1st, 2013
By Phyllis Hanlon
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act represents one of the most ambitious health care reform initiatives this country has experienced. One of the law’s provisions...
February 1st, 2013
By Janine Weisman
What should you do if a gunman suddenly bursts into your school or workplace? The conventional answer has long been lockdown: hide quietly, lock or barricade doors, turn off...
February 1st, 2013
By Phyllis Hanlon
As of January 1, psychologists nation-wide have a new practice issue with which to contend. After conducting its routine five-year review, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid...
February 1st, 2013
By Phyllis Hanlon
The October 2012 issue of New England Psychologist reported on the passage of “An Act Improving the Quality of Health Care and Reducing Costs Through Increased Transparency,...
February 1st, 2013
By Catherine Robertson Souter
Practice trends at odds with study results
For a treatment that’s existed for nearly a century, the function of electroconvulsive therapy, or ECT, is still somewhat...
February 1st, 2013
By Pamela Berard
Researchers at Connecticut’s Hartford Hospital Institute of Living are conducting a clinical trial to investigate the use of neuronavigation in combination with transcranial...
February 1st, 2013
By Janine Weisman
Teens involved in after-school arts activities report more depressive symptoms than those participating in only sports according to a study published last November in the...
