Articles, Leading Stories

U.S. ranks 13th in World Happiness Report

By Rivkela Brodsky

In the latest World Happiness Report – an update released to coincide with International Day of Happiness on March 20, just 11 months after the 2015 report came out – the...

Missed appointments handled in various ways

By Catherine Robertson Souter

It can be a tricky situation. When a client misses an appointment or calls to cancel too late for their spot to be re-filled, how should a clinician handle it?

For a...

Program helps new mothers and pregnant women

By Pamela Berard

With an increasing national focus on early identification of depression in pregnancy or postpartum, the Day Hospital at Women & Infants Hospital in Providence, R.I.,...

Stress in America Survey 2015: the impact of discrimination

By Phyllis Hanlon

The American Psychological Association conducted its tenth annual Stress in America survey and released results in March. This particular survey focused on the impact...

Report: Suicide deaths on the rise

By Rivkela Brodsky

Suicide deaths in the U.S. have increased from 1999 to 2014 for both genders aged 10-74, according to a new report by the Centers for Disease Control and...

Summer camp provides emotional support

By Pamela Berard

A residential summer camp in Vermont supports children with a range of social, behavioral and emotional needs.

Camp Daybreak, offered to boys and girls 8-11 for one week...

Stepfamily relationships at heart of psychologist’s research

By Catherine Robertson Souter

According to the Pew Research Center, 42 percent of American adults are in some form of a blended family. Sound surprising? What is more surprising, according to Patricia...