Articles, Leading Stories
Study: patients prefer psychotherapy over drugs
By Catherine Robertson Souter
Add one more piece of data to the on-going debate about the efficacy of pharmaceutical medication versus therapy to treat mental illness.
Study: Tablet use reduces agitation in dementia patients
By Susan Gonsalves
The idea of using tablet devices as an intervention for older adults, including those with severe dementia, was partially born at a restaurant dinner table,...
UVM study links childhood emotional abuse to adult opioid use
By Phyllis Hanlon
Researchers at the University of Vermont (UVM) have found a correlation between emotional abuse endured during childhood with future opioid use as an...
Austen Riggs CEO talks about future of hospital, health care
By Catherine Robertson Souter
When he came on board at the Austen Riggs Center, a psychiatric hospital and residential treatment program in Stockbridge, Mass., as medical director and CEO...
Mobile psychologists: House calls making a comeback
By Phyllis Hanlon
In the 1930s, approximately 40 percent of all patient encounters happened in the home, according to the American Academy of Family Physicians. By 1950, that...
Advocates worry about Medicaid reforms
By Janine Weisman
The state of Maine is seeking federal permission to limit the eligibility of “able bodied” adults for Medicaid benefits to five years among other...
Task force studies custody status of voluntarily admitted children
By Pamela Berard
Under proposed Connecticut legislation, a task force will study voluntary admissions to the Department of Children and Families and determine whether general...
Executive orders raise fears
By Pamela Berard
The Massachusetts Psychological Association (MPA) strongly condemned President Trump’s executive orders related to refugees, immigrants and other visitors to...
Connecticut report assesses coverage rates
By Janine Weisman
Connecticut’s top insurers denied fewer claims for mental health services in 2015 than the year before even as they continued to reject claims for residential...
School culture change is goal of Commission
By Pamela Berard
A Massachusetts commission of educators and mental health leaders is helping schools create safe and supportive learning environments for students.