Columnists, Practical Practice
The burden of positive thinking
By Ellen Anderson, Ph.D
February was “Red Dress Month,” a campaign from the American Heart Association to promote awareness of heart disease in women. Much like the “pink ribbon” campaign for...
Headway made, challenges continue in Mass. ER boarding crisis
By Christina P. O'Neill
Despite the passage of a state law in 2021 to address the psychiatric patient ‘boarding’ problem in the state’s hospital emergency rooms, some patients wait more than a...
Baker administration’s ‘roadmap’ seeing some benefits
By Danielle Ray
More than two dozen mental health services centers across the state have been designated Community Behavioral Health Centers (CBHC) as part of former governor Charlie Baker’s...
How to walk in the dark
By Alan Bodnar Ph.D.
“You don’t need to know a whole book in order to write the first page. You need only the desire to create something that will say what you feel needs to be said,...
Becoming an influencer
By Alan Bodnar Ph.D.
What’s the world coming to when our children dream of becoming YouTube influencers when they grow up? Not so long ago, I came across a study conducted by the Lego corporation...
CT deemed too restrictive on patients seeking gender-affirming surgery
By Eileen Weber
Based on a 2022 study from the Williams Institute at UCLA, more than 1.6 million people in the U.S. over the age of 13 identify as transgender. Transgender individuals may feel...