Articles, Leading Stories

August 24th, 2012

Pilot program for nursing homes to curb antipsychotic use

By Jennifer E Chase

Published reports in recent months have focused on the over-use of antipsychotic drugs on nursing home residents whose behavior may disrupt patients, staff and the general...

August 24th, 2012

N.H. survey gauges satisfaction

By Catherine Robertson Souter

With the release of a fourth year of survey data, it would appear that New Hampshire’s 10 community mental health centers have been weathering a financial storm better than...

August 24th, 2012

Biofeedback used as tool in practice

By Catherine Robertson Souter

As the field of psychology moves towards integration with the medical world, more professionals are seeking ways to link psychological theory and practice with medical...

August 24th, 2012

Young Children with ADHD: Early Identification and Intervention

By James K Luiselli EdD ABPP BCBA-D

“Young Children with ADHD: Early Identification and Intervention”

By George J. DuPaul and Lee Kern

American Psychological Association

Washington, D.C.,...

August 24th, 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...

August 24th, 2012

A $10 billion metaphor for psychology

By Alan Bodnar Ph.D.

The only thing worse than struggling is discovering that you have been struggling with the wrong things. I found myself in this situation in early July when scientists at the...

July 1st, 2012

The many shades of grief: Symptoms and treatments run the gamut

By Phyllis Hanlon

Life’s greatest pleasures can sometimes cause the greatest pain: a job loss because of company downsizing, a miscarriage after years of trying to have a baby, the death of a...

July 1st, 2012

Psychiatric patients face lengthy ED waits

By Pamela Berard

Psychiatric patients who visit an Emergency Department (ED) may face a lengthy wait.

A recent study of 1,092 patients seeking psychiatric help at five Boston-area...

July 1st, 2012

VA adding 1,900 mental health staff

By Janine Weisman

Increasing demand for mental health services has the Department of Veterans Affairs looking to add 1,900 new positions to its mental health workforce as part of an ongoing...

July 1st, 2012

Vermont decreasing use of restraints during transport

By Pamela Berard

The state of Vermont is renewing efforts to decrease the use of restraints on mentally ill residents who are involuntarily put in state care.

State law – passed in...