Articles, Leading Stories
Study reports adolescent psychotropic drug use
By Rivkela Brodsky
About six percent of teens use psychotropic drugs, mostly antidepressants and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder medications, according to a recent study by the Centers...
Stress in America 2013 focuses on teens
By Phyllis Hanlon
The American Psychological Association recently released the results of Stress in America™ 2013, which for the first time focused on teens. The survey “portrays a picture...
Study: Online tool effective
By Susan Gonsalves
Researchers at Yale University have developed a program to teach coping skills to alcohol and substance abuse patients. Lead author Kathleen Carroll, Ph.D., professor of...
R.I. has access to complementary program
By Pamela Berard
As part of a partnership between Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island (BCBSRI) and ValueOptions, Rhode Island mental health clinicians have access to ValueOptions’ On...
N.H. bill for gun purchase background checks defeated
By Howard Newman
In the wake of the tragic shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School in 2012, gun-control activists in some states have called for more expansive background checks on those who...
Efforts hindered to eliminate restraint and seclusion in schools
By Janine Weisman
To understand the challenges facing reformers who want to eliminate the practice of physical restraint and seclusion of schoolchildren, look no further than numbers reported in...
Psychologist defines vicarious traumatization
By Catherine Robertson Souter
It’s a fact of human nature that Hollywood banks on: humans are both extremely empathetic and have an amazing ability to put ourselves into a storyline. While those talents...
Psychology of failure
By Phyllis Hanlon
Addressing rejection, self-esteem and fear
Just about everyone has experienced some type of setback in life, but reactions to those experiences vary from one...
Practice issues examined
By Catherine Robertson Souter
For many psychologists, the issues that come up outside the therapy room are the ones that cause the most stress. From dealing with insurance regulations to communicating with...
N.H. 10-bed unit could happen sooner
By Rivkela Brodsky
As a means to ease an emergency room crisis, state lawmakers hope to accelerate the timetable on a plan to add a 10-bed stabilization unit to New Hampshire Hospital.
The...