Articles, Leading Stories

April 1st, 2017

Study: Psychopaths feel fleeting regret

By Susan Gonsalves

A Yale study concludes that psychopaths can feel regret but it doesn’t affect their future choices.

The research, published in the...

April 1st, 2017

Research focuses on self-injury

By Catherine Robertson Souter

Cutting, burning, scratching or biting the skin as way to regulate negative emotions is on the rise, according to experts, especially among adolescents.

April 1st, 2017

“Core Principles of Meditation for Therapy: Improving the Outcomes for Psychotherapeutic Treatment.”

By Kerry Morrison, Psy.D

“Core Principles of Meditation for Therapy: Improving the Outcomes for...

April 1st, 2017

“Celebrity & Entertainment Obsession: Understanding Our Addiction”

By James K Luiselli EdD ABPP BCBA-D

“Celebrity & Entertainment Obsession: Understanding Our Addiction”

By Michael S. Levy

Rowman & Littlefield

Lanham, MD,...

April 1st, 2017

Health care economic changes on the horizon

By Edward Stern J.D.

An interesting circumstance is happening in health care.

The government, including state and federal entities and private enterprises are both funding...

April 1st, 2017

Back to square one

By Alan Bodnar Ph.D.

In a recent Thursday night, my wife and I drove into Harvard Square to hear a talk by Damion Searls, the author of “The Inkblots,” a new book about...

March 1st, 2017

Integrated practices: Moving toward comprehensive health care

By Phyllis Hanlon

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration and Health Resources and Services Administration report that some primary care offices are becoming a...

March 1st, 2017

What will ACA replacement mean for mental health?

By Janine Weisman

Uncertainty surrounding President Donald Trump’s often repeated campaign promise to dismantle the Affordable Care Act has changed the way Republicans talk about it: Instead...

March 1st, 2017

Wait times still long in EDs

By Pamela Berard

Patients having mental health emergencies who require hospital admission wait nearly four times longer for an inpatient bed than their medical counterparts, according to a...

March 1st, 2017

Safe rooms at EDs provide temporary respite

By Catherine Robertson Souter

The signing of the Community Mental Health Act in 1963 introduced a major shift in mental health care. Signed by President John F. Kennedy, the act initiated a shifting of...