Articles, Leading Stories
Schools focus on underlying trauma
By Phyllis Hanlon
Residential schools serve as a viable alternative for children with behavioral and emotional issues not adequately addressed in a traditional academic setting. Students present...
Graduate programs fail to address torture issue
By Janine Weisman
Has the backlash against the participation of military psychologists in harsh interrogations of detainees at Guantánamo Bay Detention Center during the Bush era prompted U.S....
Programs demonstrate alternative approaches to care
By Catherine Robertson Souter
We live in a rapidly evolving world where state-of-the-art quickly becomes yesterday’s news. Beyond tech developments, progress has become the hallmark of everything from...
Study: Women military members at risk for mental health woes
By Janine Weisman
Combat exposure increased the odds of Army enlisted women returning from Afghanistan or Iraq of developing post-deployment behavioral health problems, according to a new study...
Minibikes used as learning tool for kids, teens
By Pamela Berard
A Boston-based nonprofit aims to help boys and girls ages 10-17 develop self esteem and a sense of belonging by using a minibike as a motivational tool and a metaphor for...
Munchausen by Internet cases increase
By Rivkela Brodsky
Munchausen by Internet – a syndrome where a person pretends to have a medical condition using the Internet as a tool in this deception – is on the rise, said Marc D....
CDC studies health risks of LGB students
By Pamela Berard
Lesbian, gay, and bisexual students experience a higher level of physical and sexual violence and bullying than other students, according to a recently released national report...
Eating disorders: better addressed at specialized centers
By Phyllis Hanlon
Residential schools are designed to provide therapy and education for students with a range of behavioral and emotional issues as well as learning, psychological and...
WHO proposes removing transgender from diagnosis list
By Phyllis Hanlon
In recent years, society has witnessed a number of changes related to the transgender population that are leading, for the most part, to some semblance of acceptance. In July,...
Yale study looks at sub threshold PTSD co morbidity risks
By Susan Gonsalves
According to research, veterans who do not have full blown PTSD but who experience some symptoms are at a heightened risk for depression, suicide and substance abuse. They...