July 1st, 2010
By Phyllis Hanlon
In June 2008, the British Broadcasting System (BBC) published a story about two adolescents in Spain undergoing treatment at the Child and Youth Mental Health Centre near...
July 1st, 2010
By Nan Shnitzler
Last November, the Vermont Department of Mental Health faced budget cuts in excess of $20 million for the 2011 fiscal year. When the legislature adjourned its session in the...
July 1st, 2010
By Phyllis Hanlon
Budget shortfalls are once again prompting staff and service cuts in the Green Mountain State. According to Nancy Rollins, associate commissioner for the Department of Health...
July 1st, 2010
By Alan Bodnar Ph.D.
At morning rounds the other day while waiting for something important to record in my recycled, spiral-bound notebook, curiosity nudged me to flip through the filled front...
July 1st, 2010
By James K Luiselli EdD ABPP BCBA-D
“Public Speaking for Psychologists: A Lighthearted Guide to Research Presentations, Job Talks, and Other Opportunities to Embarrass Yourself”
By David...
July 1st, 2010
By Paul Efthim PhD
“Clinician’s Guide to Evidence-Based Practices: Mental Health and the Addictions”
By John C. Norcross, Thomas P. Hogan & Gerald P....
July 1st, 2010
By Catherine Robertson Souter
The fight for full parity between mental health and physical health care coverage could soon be drawing to a close…or not.
In February, several federal agencies,...
July 1st, 2010
By Ami Albernaz
Mental health care doesn’t carry the stigma it once did and more is understood about mental health disorders than ever before. Yet millions of those meeting the criteria...
July 1st, 2010
By Elinor Nelson
Psychologists may be seeing more managed care from their patients’ insurers. Faced with increasing costs, some employers and insurers are controlling utilization by...
July 1st, 2010
By Ami Albernaz
Mental health care doesn’t carry the stigma it once did and more is understood about mental health disorders than ever before. Yet millions of those meeting the criteria...