Articles, Leading Stories
New Dartmouth facility nears completion
By Pamela Berard
A 120-bed inpatient behavioral health hospital being built in Dartmouth, Mass., is slated to be completed in August and the 77,000-square-foot facility will feature five units...
Psychologist helps schools navigate gender and sexuality diversity
By Catherine Robertson Souter
Children learn a lot in school. Reading, writing, math…and how to fit into a social pecking order that may or may not value their individuality. When gender stereotypes and...
Is aviation mental health flying under the radar?
By Phyllis Hanlon
When American Airlines hired pilot Steve Churchill in 1985, the company gave him a self-questionnaire intended to screen out individuals with serious psychological problems....
Maine resists Medicaid expansion
By Janine Weisman
There were 2,231 uninsured Mainers between 18 and 64 with a serious mental health disorder who could have accessed treatment services last year if the Pine Tree state had...
New commissioner outlines priorities
By Pamela Berard
This spring, clinical psychologist Miriam E. Delphin-Rittmon, Ph.D., was named commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Mental Health & Addiction...
R.I. bill provides for mental health services in prisons
By Howard Newman
There is a humanitarian side, as well as a practical aspect, to a new bill currently making its way through the Rhode Island legislature.
Introduced by Senate Committee...
RIPA president: plan for single licensing board ‘risky’
By Pamela Berard
Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo’s proposed FY 2016 budget would consolidate 25 non-prescribing health professional boards into a single regulation and licensing board –...
Study: Kids with ADHD treated with drugs
By Rivkela Brodsky
Nationally it appears most children are being treated for ADHD by medication alone, according to a recent study by the Centers for Disease Control and...
Study: youth with psychopathic traits mask intense emotions
By Susan Gonsalves
Not all psychopaths are cold, callous and unfeeling. Nor are they untreatable.
A new study by University of Vermont Professor Timothy Stickle, Ph.D. and graduate student...
Experts look at motivation to join terrorist groups
By Catherine Robertson Souter
In October 2014, three American girls in suburban Colorado skipped school to jump on a plane for Turkey to join the militant terrorist group, Islamic State. Stopped in Germany...