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November 1st, 2024

Exploring the power of shared decision making to improve care

By Beth Negus Viveiros

Listening closely to patients’ concerns and using shared decision making that is consistent with a...

November 1st, 2024

Along the path

By Alan Bodnar Ph.D.

There is a short time between the end of summer and the beginning of fall when the best of both seasons combines to create a perfect day. If you believed in heaven, it’s the...

November 1st, 2024

Stress tolerance for private practice

By Liz Varney, LICSW

In 2009, after some contemplation, I finally took the leap to open a small private practice. It was a...

November 1st, 2024

Legal considerations offered for early career psychologists

By Susan Gonsalves

Early career psychologists have several legal issues to consider while establishing private practices.

October 2nd, 2024

Federal government tries again to ensure insurers pay for mental health care

By New England Psychologist Staff

Rule will take effect 60 days after announcement
The Biden administration announced in early...

October 2nd, 2024

Study: College students feel anxious about presidential election

By Susan Gonsalves

Survey conducted by virtual provider
Students at colleges and universities across the United States...

October 1st, 2024

Examining the relationship between politics and psychology

By Phyllis Hanlon

Political psychologists combine disciplines
In the run-up to the presidential election in November,...

October 1st, 2024

Why Words Matter in Life and Politics

By Alan Bodnar Ph.D.

If ever there were any doubt that words matter, the July assassination attempt on Donald Trump and the killing of an innocent bystander as well as the shooter provide more...

October 1st, 2024

Mass. debuts country’s first social prescribing program: Arts and culture participation is focus

By Beth Negus Viveiros

Massachusetts recently launched the first statewide arts prescription solution in the United States, to...

October 1st, 2024

Maine to expand crisis centers

By Danielle Ray

The Living Room Crisis Center (LRCC) in Portland was designed to be warm and welcoming with couches,...