Articles, Leading Stories

October 1st, 2012

Maine agency changes structure to improve services

By Jennifer E Chase

Spurwink is a cute name for a serious, nationally recognized agency that for 50 years has provided mental health and educational services to New England children, adolescents,...

October 1st, 2012

N.H. takes top spot in child well being survey

By Catherine Robertson Souter

New England is a good place to be a kid these days…or at least the best in the nation, although that is not exactly the same thing.

In the 2012 “Kids Count Data...

October 1st, 2012

Men and violence link prompts discussion

By Catherine Robertson Souter

Most violent crimes are committed by men. This is true across the world and throughout history. The US Bureau of Justice Statistics puts the figure at 78 percent in 2008. Other...

October 1st, 2012

Job forecast: shifting niche areas present opportunities

By Phyllis Hanlon

As the economy wends its way back from the brink, the job outlook for psychologists presents as a mixed bag. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of...

October 1st, 2012

Study focuses on explosive disorder in teens

By Pamela Berard

Nearly two-thirds of adolescents admitted to having anger attacks that involved destroying property or threatening or engaging in violence and one-in-12 of those adolescents...

October 1st, 2012

“The Conscious Body: A Psychoanalytic Exploration of the Body in Therapy”

By Paul Efthim PhD

“The Conscious Body: A Psychoanalytic Exploration of the Body in Therapy”

By Perrin Elisha

American Psychological Association

Washington, D.C.,...

October 1st, 2012

PsycEssentials: A Pocket Resource for Mental Health Practitioners

By James K Luiselli EdD ABPP BCBA-D

“PsycEssentials: A Pocket Resource for Mental Health Practitioners”

By Janet L. Sonne

American Psychological Association

Washington, D.C.,...

October 1st, 2012

Mental health on blue line to Tijuana

By Alan Bodnar Ph.D.

Search the Internet for articles about the mentally ill riding trains and buses and you will find stories about people with mental illness behaving badly on commuter or...

August 24th, 2012

Curing trauma: Reality or myth?

By Phyllis Hanlon

Horrific events such as a divorce, serious motor vehicle accident, physical assault, a terrorist attack or military service in an active war zone hold the potential for...

August 24th, 2012

States with privileges provide feedback

By Pamela Berard

Since 2002, when New Mexico became the first state to grant prescription privileges to psychologists, only Louisiana has followed suit.

But Dan Abrahamson, Ph.D.,...