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All you need is love
By Alan Bodnar Ph.D.
In the dead of winter, Valentine’s Day reminds us of the healing power of love in all of its many forms. Cut through the commercial dross of the manufactured holiday and you...
APA ethics under investigation
By Phyllis Hanlon
New York Times reporter James Risen’s new book, “Pay Any Price: Greed, Power and Endless War,” discloses the hidden costs of war on terror, shameful governmental...
R.I. tracking and treating its chronically homeless
By Janine Weisman
The numbers of homeless people in Rhode Island did what everyone hoped when volunteers fanned out across the state one night in January 2014 to count how many people were...
Hospital expands to meet needs
By Rivkela Brodsky
An increase in behavioral health patients staying more than 24 hours in Mid Coast Hospital’s emergency room has prompted the company to expand in two ways.
The...
R.I. looks to fix mental health system
By Janine Weisman
Is Rhode Island’s public mental health system working? The answer was a resounding no from the crowd that filled Rhode Island College’s Sapinsley Hall for a forum on the...
Sandy Hook parents give feedback
By Pamela Berard
During testimony to the Sandy Hook Advisory Commission, parents of children killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings highlighted the need for trauma-trained mental...
Initiative helps veterans
By Catherine Robertson Souter
At nearly 115,000 men and women, New Hampshire has its fair share of residents who served in the U.S. military. The fifth highest rate per capita, veterans make up nearly 11...
Researchers: schizophrenia is neurodevelopmental disorder
By Rivkela Brodsky
Research is beginning to back up the idea that schizophrenia is a neurodevelopmental disorder.
So says Joshua Roffman, M.D., assistant professor of psychiatry at Harvard...
Prison unit addresses abuse
By Catherine Robertson Souter
According to N.H. Corrections Department officials, nearly 85 percent of prisoners in the state’s penitentiary system are dealing with substance abuse issues. While not all...
WRAP workshops expand across Vermont
By Pamela Berard
Vermont’s Blueprint for Health initiative is helping to coordinate and expand throughout the state a series of free, evidence-based self-management workshops to help...