Articles, Leading Stories
Psychologists at odds over science in Mass. high court case
By Janine Weisman
Twelve days after Massachusetts’ Concord District Court put Julie Eldred on probation for a larceny charge in the summer of 2016, she tested positive for fentanyl and was...
Full-service VA Hospital still possible in New Hampshire
By Catherine Robertson Souter
After a Boston Globe Spotlight report in July on the poor state of care at the Manchester, N.H., VA Medical Center, the Veteran’s Administration reacted swiftly to address...
URI offers Mental Health First Aid training
By Pamela Berard
When it comes to accidents or physical illness, First Aid training can help minimize the damage and speed up healing time. The University of Rhode Island is taking a similar...
Study: panic doesn’t increase adverse effects for pregnant women
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...
Role of ‘bystanders’ to abuse examined
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...
Weight-based bullying can lead to psychological distress
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,...
Psychologist management jobs are highest paid
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,...
Union wants metal detectors at Department of Mental Health sites
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...
Online program to address insomnia in young cancer survivors
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...
Virtual reality: a clinically useful tool for psychologists
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...