April 1st, 2012
By Edward Stern J.D.
Societies have provided in law a number of privileges. According to Black’s Law Dictionary, Fifth Edition, a privilege is “a particular and peculiar benefit or advantage...
April 1st, 2012
By Alan Bodnar Ph.D.
When I caught myself humming the refrain of a Frank Sinatra song under my breath after morning rounds, I knew I was in for a rough day. That’s the beauty of relapse...
March 1st, 2012
By Nan Shnitzler
For the first time, the American Psychological Association (APA) has launched an initiative to develop evidence-based clinical treatment guidelines. The Council of...
March 1st, 2012
By Catherine Robertson Souter
With the announced plan to close the 157-year-old Taunton State Hospital, a Massachusetts mental health facility, by the end of the year, the state has taken another step...
March 1st, 2012
By Nan Shnitzler
For the past three months, Maine has been grappling with a supplemental budget that cuts $220 million from the Department of Health and Human Services for the current and...
March 1st, 2012
By Pamela Berard
Youth suicide prevention is at the forefront of efforts in two New England states. Connecticut experienced a rash of suicides last fall while a Rhode Island study showed an...
March 1st, 2012
By Phyllis Hanlon
Five years ago, the American Psychological Association shifted its thinking regarding licensure requirements. In lieu of the traditional postdoctoral experience, the APA...
March 1st, 2012
By Janine Weisman
Massachusetts Department of Mental Health Commissioner Barbara Leadholm delivered the bad news to Taunton State Hospital staff Jan. 24: the 169-bed psychiatric facility would...
March 1st, 2012
By Jennifer E Chase
A spate of suicide prevention programs have cropped up on U.S. college and university campuses since the end of 2011, thanks to a nationwide grant from the Substance Abuse and...
March 1st, 2012
By Phyllis Hanlon
In 2008, the Bureau of Behavioral Health within the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) analyzed the state’s mental health system and presented its findings and...
