Articles, Leading Stories
Study on homelessness offers many insights
By Ami Albernaz
As complex and overwhelming an issue as homelessness is, there’s plenty psychologists can do to tackle its separate components and help alleviate the problem. Such were...
Recognizing and treating adult ADHD
By Nan Shnitzler
Thomas E. Brown, Ph.D., recalls how one adult patient described a case of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: erectile dysfunction of the mind.
“That...
Mass. joins lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson
By Elinor Nelson
Massachusetts is joining a U.S. Attorney-filed federal lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson. It alleges that the drug company paid kickbacks to boost the number of elderly...
Suicide prevention plan updated
By Catherine Robertson Souter
When it comes to suicide, statistics alone don’t tell the whole story. On one hand, New England and the entire Northeast have the lowest overall rates of suicide. In a...
Number of homeless youth on the rise
By Ami Albernaz
The APA task force report on homelessness offered a sobering picture of homeless youth, noting that around 7.6 percent of young people ages 12-20 spend at least one night per...
Maine passes assisted outpatient treatment law
By Phyllis Hanlon
In April, Maine enhanced its existing Progressive Treatment Plan, which authorized two public hospitals – Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center in Bangor and Riverview...
Safety standards passed in school use of restraints, seclusion
By Pamela Berard
The U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation aimed at preventing and reducing the use of physical restraint and seclusion techniques in schools. “The Keeping All...
Rhode Island program helps siblings of special needs kids
By Jennifer E Chase
At the beginning of her career, Debra Lobato, Ph.D., was an intern in a program that provided in-home services for very young children diagnosed with special needs. While...
Fourth recovery high school planned for Massachusetts
By Jennifer E Chase
Hearing the concerns of his community, Brockton, Mass. superintendent Matthew Malone, Ph.D., is supporting a regional initiative to bring a high school for students with...
Q&A: Self destructive behavior analyzed
By Catherine Robertson Souter
Scars, burn marks, and teens who wear long-sleeved shirts in 90 degree weather – what do they have in common? Hint, it’s a behavior that is reported by one support...