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Pandemic-related teacher shortage triggers academic changes
By Phyllis Hanlon
The Massachusetts Association of Approved Special Education Schools (MAAPS) conducted a staffing survey...
Transition programs help young adults become self-reliant
By Catherine Robertson Souter
As any parent knows, sending your nearly-adult child out into the world, whether to college, the military, or the working world, is bittersweet. While mourning the passage of...
COVID-19 has impact on staffing, long-term effects on patients
By Eileen Weber
The fear of getting infected with COVID-19 kept many people at home—no trips to the hospital or clinics...
Standardized autism spectrum disorder standards created
By Phyllis Hanlon
To date, no industry standards, selection and measuring tools for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have...
What is Mass Formation Psychosis? Is it like Mass Hysteria or Mass Delusion?
By John Grohol, Psy.D.
“Mass formation psychosis” is a term that was used on the Joe Rogan podcast by a formerly respected medical researcher, Robert Malone, M.D. He used it to describe...
Research: Borderline personality disorder and eating disorders associated with suicide risk?
By Eileen Weber
Suicide and suicide attempts are on the rise. According to the Centers for Disease Control and...
Look at immediate environment when helping adolescents cope in changing world
By Catherine Robertson Souter
Coming of age is difficult enough. For today's teens and adolescents, not having the life experience an...
Drama therapy: Creating meaningful change for those in recovery
By Phyllis Hanlon
Since the sixth century BC, drama has been a prime source of entertainment as well as an effective vehicle for developing social, communication, and language skills. Dramatic...
Could major change be coming to how the United States addresses mental health care?
By Catherine Robertson Souter
If New Hampshire Rep. Annie Kuster, along with a bipartisan group of 144 U.S. House lawmakers have their...
NH mobile crisis teams face staffing challenges
By New England Psychologist Staff
New Hampshire’s 10 community mental health centers have the funding to operate mobile crisis teams. That’s the good news. The bad news? They don’t have enough staff to...