Articles, Leading Stories
State’s plans for Taunton announced
By Phyllis Hanlon
Anna Chinappi, director, Office of Communications and Community Engagement at the Massachusetts Department of Mental Health, provided a fact sheet that outlines the state’s...
Reports: suicidal thoughts pre-date enlistment
By Rivkela Brodsky
Among other findings, new research suggests that soldiers experience the onset of suicidal thoughts and attempts before enlisting in the military and that many cases are linked...
Inpatient beds: Demand but short supply
By Phyllis Hanlon
The process of deinstitutionalization, along with the subsequent closure of facilities and reduction in beds, began some 35 years ago. While community services were hailed as...
Psychiatric hospital still slated to open this summer
By Catherine Robertson Souter
When the new state mental health hospital, Vermont Psychiatric Care Hospital, comes on line in Berlin, Vermont, in July, it will have all the bells and whistles. With private...
Bullied children at risk for worse mental, physical health
By Rivkela Brodsky
Long after bruises have healed, kids may be dealing with the effects of painful bullying experiences on their mental and physical health.
A new Boston Children’s...
Tragedy underscores need of intervention
By Howard Newman
When tragedy struck Ken and Danielle Lambert six years ago, they grieved for a short while and then took action. They never wanted anyone to experience the type of heartbreak...
Program adapts to changing system and challenges
By Pamela Berard
The Victims of Violence (VOV) Program of the Cambridge Health Alliance in Massachusetts may have won an award for innovation – but it has done so without wavering from its...
Study: Neurofeedback helpful for ADHD
By Catherine Robertson Souter
According to the Center for Disease Control, the number of children aged 4-17 diagnosed with ADHD in the past 10 years has risen dramatically, from 7.8 percent in 2003 to 11...
Online tool helps dieters lose weight
By Susan Gonsalves
A Web-based commercial weight loss program that pairs financial incentives with social influence has shown positive results, according to a recent study conducted by Miriam...
Research looks at benefits of online game
By Susan Gonsalves
Age has an impact on the benefits people think they derive from playing the popular online game Bejeweled Blitz.
Susan Krauss Whitbourne Ph.D., a professor of psychology...