Articles, Leading Stories

Commission to re-visit needs of veterans

By Catherine Robertson Souter

The growing incidence of traumatic brain injury (TBI) and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in veterans has received a large amount of press in recent years. Still,...

Policy changes affect isolation for prisoners with mental illness

By Phyllis Hanlon

On March 12, 2012, after a five-year legal battle, the Disability Law Center, Inc. (DLC) in Massachusetts earned a victory for inmates with mental illness who face long-term...

R.I. grant will grow jobs for people with behavior, abuse disorders

By Jennifer E Chase

Rhode Island has received $103,000 from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to help improve the Ocean State’s jobs forecast for people with...

Connecticut’s suicide increase tied to bad economy

By Janine Weisman

Is the bad economy to blame for a significant rise in Connecticut’s suicides documented this past spring by the state’s chief medical examiner?

Experts suggest such...

Special needs camps put fun back in summer

By Jennifer E Chase

Summertime is supposed to be fun; but for kids with medical, learning or mental health problems clouding their days, the same issues they fight during the school year – low...

New divisions proposed for APA

By Phyllis Hanlon

The American Psychological Association (APA) currently has 54 divisions that cover a wide spectrum of psychological areas. That may change, however, if the Council of...

Psychologist is diversity specialist, novelist

By Catherine Robertson Souter

They say that everyone has a novel in them and, for Deborah Plummer, Ph.D., getting that novel out onto paper started as escapism and turned into a well received novel about a...

Treatment resistance: A complex problem that requires multiple approaches

By Phyllis Hanlon

Individuals who suffer with mental illness have several treatment options from which to choose, including psychotherapy, behavioral therapy, short-term residential placement...