July 1st, 2017
By Rivkela Brodsky
A group of researchers at Dartmouth College have found a connection between an area of the brain, the striatum, and a person’s intolerance of uncertainty – anxiety or...
July 1st, 2017
By Catherine Robertson Souter
Parenting is tough. But, is it tougher than it used to be? Is there better information out there for parents… or just more information that can become...
July 1st, 2017
By James K Luiselli EdD ABPP BCBA-D
“Empirically Based Play Interventions for Children”
Edited by Linda A. Reddy, Tara M. Files-Hall, and Charles E. Schaefer
American Psychological...
July 1st, 2017
By Kerry Morrison, Psy.D
“Paraverbal Communication in Psychotherapy: Beyond the Words.”
By James M. Donovan, Kristin A. R. Osborn and Susan Rice
Rowman & Littlefield
New...
July 1st, 2017
By Alan Bodnar Ph.D.
Of all the things I thought I would be doing after I retired, I never expected that playing an internet game would be one of them. We all know these things can be addictive but...
June 1st, 2017
By Phyllis Hanlon
The Kaiser Family Foundation issued a report in January citing a significant shortage of mental health care practitioners nationwide. In New England, the “percent of need...
June 1st, 2017
By Janine Weisman
With the stroke of Gov. C. L. “Butch” Otter’s (R) pen on April 4, Idaho became the fifth U.S. state to permit clinical psychologists with advanced specialized training to...
June 1st, 2017
By Phyllis Hanlon
Later this year, Westborough will become the site of a new behavioral health care hospital. In April, selectmen in the town gave approval for the construction of a facility...
June 1st, 2017
By Catherine Robertson Souter
Concern over the use of solitary confinement for inmates who suffer from mental illness has propelled a spate of lawsuits over the past few years in the state of...
June 1st, 2017
By Pamela Berard
Legislation introduced in Maine aims to help the state bridge a gap for mental health services for military veterans.
“An Act Regarding Mental Health Care for Maine...
