Articles, Leading Stories
Guidelines for depression treatment revised
By Ami Albernaz
The American Psychiatric Association recently revised its guidelines for treating Major Depressive Disorder, covering everything from clinician-patient rapport to the full...
Medicare cuts: detrimental to both psychologists and clients
By Phyllis Hanlon
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final payment rule on November 2 that affirmed a 21 percent Medicare reimbursement cut effective December 1 and...
Telemedicine protocol helpful to depressed elderly people
By Ami Albernaz
A telemedicine-based protocol for treating depression among homebound elders has shown promise in a preliminary study, pointing the way for more rigorous research.
The...
Unit uses softness to connect with kids
By Jennifer E Chase
A Massachusetts-based child inpatient psychiatric unit is breaking from the traditional use of restrictions and seclusion for managing troubled patients with a much softer...
Q&A: Strengthening emotional well-being is primary goal
By Catherine Robertson Souter
Mental health is not just the absence of mental illness. Mental health is about being resilient, having strong relationships with others and yourself and carrying a sense of...
Study examines potential of psychedelic drugs to relieve distress
By Ami Albernaz
Psychedelic drugs such as LSD and psilocybin, which largely fell out of favor among researchers in the early 1970s, have re-emerged in studies of severe depression and...
“The Violent Person”
By James K Luiselli EdD ABPP BCBA-D
‘Invaluable’ resource looks at ethical dilemmas
“The Violent Person”
By Raymond B. Flannery
American Mental...
Giving thanks enhances quality of life, strengthens connections
By Phyllis Hanlon
Bing Crosby was on to something when he sang “Count Your Blessings Instead of Sheep” to Rosemary Clooney in the movie “White Christmas.” Clinical...
Escalating prescription drug abuse of concern
By Ami Albernaz
For the past decade or so, substance abuse counselors, law enforcement and families have been faced with a particularly pernicious problem: the skyrocketing abuse of...
Practices started to better control abuses
By Ami Albernaz
Between 2002 and 2007, more Americans died of opiate-related overdoses than were killed in the Afghanistan and Iraq wars. In Massachusetts alone during those years, 78 soldiers...