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September 2nd, 2024

Medication treatment for opioid disorders limited at outpatient facilities

By Beth Negus Viveiros

Only 34% of outpatient community mental health treatment facilities in 20 states—including four in New...

July 1st, 2024

Psychologists weigh in on benefits, pitfalls of AI

By Ami Albernaz

Can it improve assessment, diagnosis?

Five, 10, 20 years from now, what role will AI play in psychology? Chatbots-as-therapists may come to mind for some (indeed,...

May 2nd, 2024

Telehealth follies

By Ellen Anderson, Ph.D

The pandemic propelled many therapists into providing services via telehealth, typically through...

March 31st, 2024

DEI: Leadership drives success

By Phyllis Hanlon

Psychologists can play critical role
The civil rights movement of the 1960s led to the creation of...

March 30th, 2024

Study: High schoolers who use alcohol, cannibas or nicotine at higher risk for mental health disorders

By Beth Negus Viveiros

A new study shows that high school students who reported cannabis, alcohol, or nicotine use were more...

March 29th, 2024

Is self-relevant research a bad thing?

By Eileen Weber

Approach gets mixed reviews
Kathleen R. Bogart, Ph.D., has written about improving inclusion for...

March 29th, 2024

Effects of social media use on children examined

By Danielle Ray

Mental, physical health can suffer
The potential negative effects of the digital world are...

March 29th, 2024

RI to open first supervised drug use site

By Beth Negus Viveiros

Center is creating protocols for overdoses

Rhode Island’s first state-regulated overdose center is slated to open in Providence this...

March 28th, 2024

Licensing master’s level psychologists could help fill gaps

By Beth Negus Viveiros

About 160 million Americans live in areas with mental health professional shortages, with more than 8,000...

March 28th, 2024

NH bill targets transitional housing

By Eileen Weber

New Hampshire is trying to improve transitional housing for people with mental illness who might...