Articles, Leading Stories
State auditor’s office cites issues with MassHealth payments
By Phyllis Hanlon
In April, the Office of the State Auditor (OSA) released a report that evaluated payments MassHealth made for mental health services rendered between July 1,...
UVM study links childhood emotional abuse to adult opioid use
By Phyllis Hanlon
Researchers at the University of Vermont (UVM) have found a correlation between emotional abuse endured during childhood with future opioid use as an...
Mobile psychologists: House calls making a comeback
By Phyllis Hanlon
In the 1930s, approximately 40 percent of all patient encounters happened in the home, according to the American Academy of Family Physicians. By 1950, that...
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...
APA: 21st Century Cures Act promises to reform system
By Phyllis Hanlon
In December 2016, the Senate passed the 21st Century Cures Act, a law that, according to the American Psychological Association, promises to reform the mental health system...
‘Deconstructing Stigma’ project unveiled at airport
By Phyllis Hanlon
When Nathaniel Van Kirk, Ph.D., administrative director of research at McLean Hospital’s OCD Institute, learned of the “Deconstructing Stigma: A Change in Thought Can...
Repairing, rebuilding and restoring at heart of psychology of relationships
By Phyllis Hanlon
According to the American Psychological Association, healthy marriages can be beneficial for physical and mental health and for offspring’s well-being. Unfortunately, the APA...
Election prompts anxiety, confusion
By Phyllis Hanlon
In the wake of what many print, broadcast and social media outlets have called one of the “most divisive” political campaigns in recent memory, a mixture of emotions...
Former hotel becomes recovery center
By Phyllis Hanlon
On October 17, Recovery Centers of America (RCA), based in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, opened a 48-bed drug and rehabilitation facility in the former Wachusett Village Inn...
Clinicians help adults with ADHD
By Phyllis Hanlon
Attention deficit disorder or attention deficit hyperactive disorder is most often associated with young children and adolescents. But symptoms that manifest in childhood...