March 1st, 2016
By Phyllis Hanlon
United States researchers are exploring the effectiveness of acupuncture as a treatment option for addiction.
Acupuncture, designed to restore balance in the body, has...
March 1st, 2016
By Rivkela Brodsky
The brains of children at risk for depression are “substantially different” compared to the brains of children not at risk. That’s according to a new brain imaging study...
March 1st, 2016
By Catherine Robertson Souter
New Hampshire recently received a federal Centers of Medicare and Medicaid waiver for $150 million to help transform the state’s behavioral health delivery system.
In...
March 1st, 2016
By Susan Gonsalves
Siblings of children and adolescents undergoing inpatient psychiatric treatment are the “hidden casualties” of mental health issues. They are also at risk for developing...
March 1st, 2016
By Phyllis Hanlon
When the Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology was founded in 1974, the institution offered a single degree program on a small campus with fewer than 200 students....
March 1st, 2016
By Catherine Robertson Souter
After a troubling year, and with their former chief executive officer, Norman B. Anderson, Ph.D., retiring on December 31, the American Psychological Association was in a bit...
March 1st, 2016
By Alan Bodnar Ph.D.
I have always been conscious of the passage of time and my place in its flow. As a small boy traveling by bus and subway from my suburban New Jersey home to visit my cousins in...
March 1st, 2016
By James K Luiselli EdD ABPP BCBA-D
“The Psychologically Healthy Workplace: Building a Win-Win Environment for Organizations and Employees”
Edited by Matthew J. Grawitch and David W....
February 1st, 2016
By Phyllis Hanlon
In 1974, the American Psychological Association voiced strong opposition to discrimination, prejudice and violence based on sexual orientation. Until that time, those with...
February 1st, 2016
By Janine Weisman
Connecticut and New Hampshire are among 11 states that increased funding for mental health services every year since the 2012 mass shooting at an elementary school in Newtown,...
