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 Ami Albernaz
You’ve perhaps known someone with a seemingly insatiable need to tan, no matter how bronzed he or (probably) she already is. And though these so-called...
July 1st, 2010
By Pamela Berard
A Connecticut program that provides behavioral health services to soldiers and their families is seeking federal funding to continue.
The Military Support Program (MSP)...
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 Catherine Robertson Souter
A school of thought, first introduced in the 1970s, holds that depression and perhaps most mental illness, stems from disruptions in psychological development. Introduced by...
June 1st, 2010
By Phyllis Hanlon
Go back to your middle school years and you’ll probably remember at least one student who picked on the boy with a lisp or the girl who wore glasses. He might have shoved...
June 1st, 2010
By Ami Albernaz
As complex and overwhelming an issue as homelessness is, there’s plenty psychologists can do to tackle its separate components and help alleviate the problem. Such were...
June 1st, 2010
By Nan Shnitzler
Thomas E. Brown, Ph.D., recalls how one adult patient described a case of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: erectile dysfunction of the mind.
“That...
June 1st, 2010
By Alan Bodnar Ph.D.
The woman glided into the room on tiptoes, trepidation and confidence contending for control of her gait, her tortured smile reflecting some inner struggle about which we knew...
June 1st, 2010
By Edward Stern J.D.
Bullying. The word itself conjures up images of uneven relationships and unfair advantages. The differentiation or inequality is primarily in size, power and strength....
