Articles, Leading Stories

Will more screenings correspond with more treatment?

By Janine Weisman

It took a federal judge’s order to make Massachusetts implement routine behavioral health screenings during well-child visits and get the state’s Medicaid agency to...

Team hopes to de-escalate situations

By Rivkela Brodsky

New Hampshire’s community based model of treatment for those with mental illness has meant fewer hospital beds and more interaction with law enforcement.

Police...

Eyewitness testimony at heart of court cases

By Pamela Berard

The Connecticut Supreme Court in December considered several cases related to eyewitness testimony, including one in which the Connecticut Psychological Association is asking...

Early psychosis treatment offered

By Howard Newman

Often, individuals experiencing an early episode of psychosis are hospitalized and medicated. It’s a relatively simple and cost-effective approach.

But is it...

Study examines teen sexual violence

By Janine Weisman

Nearly one in 10 young people between ages 14 and 21 say they have committed sexual violence, often toward a date, in a national study that found links to exposure to violent...

Psychiatric hospital re-opens in Brookline

By Catherine Robertson Souter

After being closed for new admissions this fall, a Brookline psychiatric hospital has been re-opened for admission of most patients.

Complaints of a forced strip search...

Psychologist finds niche with performance coaching

By Catherine Robertson Souter

With the Olympics taking center stage on many American television sets this month, the elite athlete stands (or skates, skis and jumps) in front of us as the epitome of skill,...