Articles, Leading Stories
Exploring a beer-bullying connection
By Phyllis Hanlon
In an effort to better understand the underlying reasons and the psychological under pining of individuals who engage in socially aggressive behavior, researchers have been...
STOP grants target underage drinking
By Phyllis Hanlon
Citing underage drinking as a “serious and persistent public health problem, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded 81 grants totaling...
Strategies can help holiday challenges
By Phyllis Hanlon
By Phyllis Hanlon
Mention the holidays and some people immediately think food, festivities, families, friends and fun. But for those diagnosed with a mental illness,...
Audit finds violations at Conn. state mental health agency
By Phyllis Hanlon
The Connecticut state auditor’s office recently released the report from its bi-annual review of the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS). Auditors...
EMDR: Research prompts acceptance
By Phyllis Hanlon
In 1987, Francine Shapiro, Ph.D., senior research fellow emeritus at the Mental Research Institute in Palo Alto, Calif., director of the EMDR Institute and founder of the EMDR...
DOD contracts with Magellan for counseling services
By Phyllis Hanlon
Magellan Health Services Inc. announced that as of Aug. 15 its subsidiary, Magellan Health Behavioral Health Inc., became one of several vendors to administer the Military...
VA expands support for veterans’ research, education
By Phyllis Hanlon
The wars, both recent and past, have been the cause of significant visible and invisible injuries to military personnel serving in these conflicts. As the number of returning...
ADHD: Research expands understanding of a complicated and common diagnosis
By Phyllis Hanlon
In the last 15 years, research into attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has shed more light on this complicated diagnosis, reaffirming some concepts and dispelling...
NHPA advocacy helps create independent board of psychology
By Phyllis Hanlon
This past July, the N.H. Psychological Association (NHPA) made history with the passage of House Bill 1508, creating an independent board for psychologists. Previously, Granite...
Legislation to remove information access restriction
By Phyllis Hanlon
Determining the reasons insurers deny coverage of services can be a time-consuming, resource-draining task. But thanks to the combined advocacy efforts of the Massachusetts...