Articles, Leading Stories
Marriage Checkup Program outlined
By Catherine Robertson Souter
With the divorce rate hovering around 50 percent of all marriages in this country, the road to happy-ever-after is not always smooth. In fact, according to James V. Cordova,...
PTSD in children disrupts development, relationships
By Phyllis Hanlon
Many people associate posttraumatic stress disorder with veterans returning from war, victims of violent crime or individuals who’ve been involved in natural disasters....
Inpatient care to expand
By Catherine Robertson Souter
Thanks to several health care providers, Massachusetts will soon experience remarkable growth in inpatient psychiatric care across the state. The news comes at a time when the...
Military medical ethics instruction lacking
By Pamela Berard
Researchers say U.S. graduate students in psychology aren’t receiving enough instruction in military medical ethics.
Researchers at Harvard Medical School/Cambridge...
Children with eating disorders getting younger
By Janine Weisman
Several factors contributed to a 12-year-old Massachusetts girl developing what Alyse Beekman, Psy.D., program director at the Center for Discovery in Southport, Conn., called...
Proposed hospital to chip away at region’s shortfall
By Susan Gonsalves
Southeastern Massachusetts is taking a step toward addressing a shortage of facilities for behavioral health needs with plans to build a 77,000 square foot, 120-bed inpatient...
New PTSD study reveals high correlation with physical ailments
By Howard Newman
There are approximately 283,000 male and 400 female Vietnam combat veterans currently living with posttraumatic stress disorder. Another 83,500 male and 150 female combat...
Law requires Medicaid coverage of autism services
By Rivkela Brodsky
A new law in Massachusetts will expand assistance and services for individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders when it goes into effect in November.
Signed by Gov. Deval...
Heywood Healthcare to purchase property for mental health services
By Phyllis Hanlon
As early as the end of the year, Heywood Healthcare, an independent system that operates the non-profit, 134-bed acute-care Heywood Hospital in Gardner and Athol Hospital, a...
‘Quack’ psychology practices come under fire
By Phyllis Hanlon
In October 2012, a team of researchers from Simmons College, the University of Scranton and DePaul University conducted a Delphi poll, i.e., a structured, two-round systematic...