Articles, Leading Stories
U.S. ranks 13th in World Happiness Report
By Rivkela Brodsky
In the latest World Happiness Report – an update released to coincide with International Day of Happiness on March 20, just 11 months after the 2015 report came out – the...
Missed appointments handled in various ways
By Catherine Robertson Souter
It can be a tricky situation. When a client misses an appointment or calls to cancel too late for their spot to be re-filled, how should a clinician handle it?
For a...
Program helps new mothers and pregnant women
By Pamela Berard
With an increasing national focus on early identification of depression in pregnancy or postpartum, the Day Hospital at Women & Infants Hospital in Providence, R.I.,...
Stress in America Survey 2015: the impact of discrimination
By Phyllis Hanlon
The American Psychological Association conducted its tenth annual Stress in America survey and released results in March. This particular survey focused on the impact...
Report: Suicide deaths on the rise
By Rivkela Brodsky
Suicide deaths in the U.S. have increased from 1999 to 2014 for both genders aged 10-74, according to a new report by the Centers for Disease Control and...
Summer camp provides emotional support
By Pamela Berard
A residential summer camp in Vermont supports children with a range of social, behavioral and emotional needs.
Camp Daybreak, offered to boys and girls 8-11 for one week...
Stepfamily relationships at heart of psychologist’s research
By Catherine Robertson Souter
According to the Pew Research Center, 42 percent of American adults are in some form of a blended family. Sound surprising? What is more surprising, according to Patricia...
Practitioner safety: more training needed
By Phyllis Hanlon
Approximately three years after getting licensed, C. Avila Wright, Ph.D., worked in an inpatient setting where she was assaulted by a patient. With limited training in...
Demand grows for inpatient ASD and ID programs
By Janine Weisman
Half the beds in a new eight-bed inpatient unit heralded as Connecticut’s first specialized psychiatric unit for children with autism and developmental disorders were still...
Vermont examining its residential facility needs
By Pamela Berard
A report recently presented to the Vermont state legislature outlines preliminary recommendations related to the development of a new secure residential facility to address the...