July 1st, 2015
By Janine Weisman
Psychologists reflect on celebrity’s transition
Editor’s note: Because two interviews took place before the debut of Caitlyn Jenner regarding ABC’s 20/20...
July 1st, 2015
By Pamela Berard
A 120-bed inpatient behavioral health hospital being built in Dartmouth, Mass., is slated to be completed in August and the 77,000-square-foot facility will feature five units...
July 1st, 2015
By Catherine Robertson Souter
Children learn a lot in school. Reading, writing, math…and how to fit into a social pecking order that may or may not value their individuality. When gender stereotypes and...
July 1st, 2015
By Joseph Ricciardi
“Positive Neuropsychology: Evidence-Based Perspectives on Promoting Cognitive Health”
Edited by John Randolph
Springer
New York, N.Y.,...
July 1st, 2015
By Alan Bodnar Ph.D.
I find it hard to believe that it has been a full year since I wrote about “The Retirement Readiness Test,” a three-day weekend rehearsal of a retired psychologist’s...
June 1st, 2015
By Phyllis Hanlon
When American Airlines hired pilot Steve Churchill in 1985, the company gave him a self-questionnaire intended to screen out individuals with serious psychological problems....
June 1st, 2015
By Janine Weisman
There were 2,231 uninsured Mainers between 18 and 64 with a serious mental health disorder who could have accessed treatment services last year if the Pine Tree state had...
June 1st, 2015
By Pamela Berard
This spring, clinical psychologist Miriam E. Delphin-Rittmon, Ph.D., was named commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Mental Health & Addiction...
June 1st, 2015
By Howard Newman
There is a humanitarian side, as well as a practical aspect, to a new bill currently making its way through the Rhode Island legislature.
Introduced by Senate Committee...
June 1st, 2015
By Pamela Berard
Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo’s proposed FY 2016 budget would consolidate 25 non-prescribing health professional boards into a single regulation and licensing board –...
