December 1st, 2017
By Pamela Berard
Neither panic disorder nor generalized anxiety disorder increased adverse birth outcomes for pregnant women, according to a recent Yale study.
However, women who used...
December 1st, 2017
By Catherine Robertson Souter
With multiple stories in the press and on social media around accusations of sexual abuse, harassment, and assault, a renewed focus has been placed on strengthening support for...
December 1st, 2017
By Alan Bodnar Ph.D.
Somewhere in the middle of the holiday season, we find ourselves looking for light. It is dark by 4:15 p.m. on December 21, the winter solstice, the shortest day of the year....
December 1st, 2017
By James K Luiselli EdD ABPP BCBA-D
Transforming Long-Term Care: Expanded Roles for Mental Health Professionals
By Kelly O’Shea Carney and Margaret P. Norris
American Psychological...
November 1st, 2017
By Phyllis Hanlon
Fashion magazines, television shows, movies and other media have promoted the idea that “thin is in” for decades. While there has been a slight shift in thinking recently,...
November 1st, 2017
By Janine Weisman
The median annual salary for full-time psychologists holding doctorates or highest professional degrees in the United States was $85,000 in 2015, up from $80,000 in 2013,...
November 1st, 2017
By Susan Gonsalves
Representatives of workers at inpatient mental health facilities around Massachusetts fear that it’s inevitable people will be seriously injured or killed if action is not...
November 1st, 2017
By Susan Gonsalves
Pediatric cancer survivors suffer the effects of insomnia even after treatment has ended. Untreated, lack of sleep can cause an array of physical problems as well as impact...
November 1st, 2017
By Phyllis Hanlon
Middle-school children from a rural school in Vermont recently “connected” with peers in South Sudan. Some younger students studying ancient civilizations “traveled” to...
November 1st, 2017
By Pamela Berard
The Vermont Department of Mental Health was recently awarded a five-year, $9.9 million federal grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to...
