Articles, Leading Stories
“13 Reasons Why” sparks controversy
By Pamela Berard
Mental health professionals have expressed concern about “13 Reasons Why,” the Web television series on Netflix that tells the story of Hannah, a teen who leaves behind...
Study: Facebook makes you feel bad
By Janine Weisman
Nearly 1.3 billion daily active Facebook users around the world spend an average of 50 minutes each day using the social media network or one of its apps, according to the...
Teen’s viral Facebook post could be useful to therapists
By Janine Weisman
“I brushed my hair today” begins a Facebook post that appears at first glance to be the sharing of ordinary and otherwise unremarkable information.
Except that...
Depression decreases after intervention
By Susan Gonsalves
A five-year study, recently published in JAMA Psychiatry, showed that a brief depression intervention could reduce symptoms among mothers by 40 percent. Women with lower...
Area of brain impacts anxiety about the future, study says
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...
Psychologist’s work centers on children, parenting
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...
Psychologist shortage: factors affect access to care
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...
Push for prescribing privileges fizzles in Vermont
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...
Vacant building in Westborough to become behavioral hospital
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...
Lawsuits address segregation of mentally ill prisoners
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...