Articles, Leading Stories
Survey provides data on child behavior
By Howard Newman
Preliminary results from The Learning Habit Survey (LHS), an online national research project that polled 21,145 parents are providing data about children’s behavior. The...
Psychologist continues to explore human interaction
By Catherine Robertson Souter
Long revered for his work with family and group systems, David Kantor, Ph.D., continues to press forward even in his 80s with groundbreaking theories and models. The founder of...
Electronic tools can enhance practice
By Phyllis Hanlon
Technology has undoubtedly changed the way the world does business. For psychologists, electronic tools can open up a new realm, enabling them to reach more patients regardless...
Denials of 60-minute session payments at issue
By Janine Weisman
The middle-aged patient was terrified of having blood drawn when the need to undergo medical tests to address a medical problem led to a late 2013 office visit with...
Butler Hospital’s admissions rise
By Janine Weisman
The daily inpatient census at Providence’s Butler Hospital increased 14 percent in August 2014 over August 2013, creating what Rhode Island’s only private psychiatric...
MassHealth woes could be resolved soon
By Catherine Robertson Souter
The nightmare may soon be over for some Massachusetts psychologists and their clients who were placed on a temporary insurance plan that did not cover all their therapy...
Program assesses danger in domestic violence calls
By Rivkela Brodsky
Connecticut averages between 12 and 15 domestic violence homicides each year, says Joe Froehlich, director of law enforcement services at the Connecticut Coalition Against...
N.H. establishes domestic violence as distinct crime
By Pamela Berard
Advocates in New Hampshire say a new state law may help to better identify and stop offenders of domestic violence.
“Joshua’s Law” – which goes into effect Jan....
Vermont and Conn. launch Web sites as resources
By Catherine Robertson Souter
Recognizing that the Internet has become a first point of contact for many people looking to access mental health care information, the states of Vermont and Connecticut each...
Walden Behavioral Care opens new facility in Peabody
By Howard Newman
Because of an increasing demand for treatment of eating disorders in Boston’s North Shore area, Walden Behavioral Care, LLC has opened a new clinic in Peabody,...