Articles, Leading Stories
The Providence Center helps bring first recovery school to R.I.
By Jennifer E Chase
Teens recovering from substance abuse have benefited from New England’s recovery high schools, which bridge the time between their discharge from treatment and the rigors of...
Quitting Time offers a safe haven
By Catherine Robertson Souter
It is the question that every medical facility administrator has to ask: What is it that makes a health program stand out?
Many facilities have similar programs, from...
Leading the way: A program for the new century
By Catherine Robertson Souter
The world today has become more complex and leaders must find a way to adapt to the changes, all the while being sensitive to the same cultural, emotional and economic issues...
Conversion disorder: Medical mystery with psychological underpinnings
By Phyllis Hanlon
The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders fourth edition (DSM-IV) classifies conversion disorder as one of the somatoform disorders characterized by medically...
Opposition to Taunton State’s closure intensifies
By Catherine Robertson Souter
Since the announcement of plans to permanently shutter Taunton Hospital at the end of 2012, opposition to the closure has intensified. With State Senator Marc Pacheco...
Veterans treating veterans; a growing niche
By Phyllis Hanlon
Now that the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan are winding down, this country can expect a tremendous influx of returning veterans. With this surge comes a greater need to...
Study: Manual changes could result in false-negative diagnoses
By Pamela Berard
Researchers at Rhode Island Hospital determined that recommended changes in the upcoming revision to the “Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, fifth edition” (DSM-5) could...
Medical schools commit to Joining Forces initiative
By Janine Weisman
Marc B. Hahn, D.O., knows how fast the U.S. military can get a soldier injured overseas back on American soil. He was chief of pain management and an attending anesthesiologist...
New commissioner outlines priorities
By Catherine Robertson Souter
Gov. Deval Patrick recently announced that Marcia Fowler, M.A., J.D., had been chosen to take on the role of commissioner for the Massachusetts Department of Mental Health...
Research Domain Criteria could enhance how clinicians diagnose
By Jennifer E Chase
For several years, a workgroup at the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) in Bethesda, Md., has been designing a framework for creating a new way to classify mental...