Articles, Leading Stories

April 1st, 2015

Bill seeks to eliminate MassHealth plan barriers

By Janine Weisman

Call it the backup plan.

A bill filed at the Massachusetts State House would require MassHealth to cover all services psychologists provide – regardless of which...

April 1st, 2015

Center a resource for marathon bombing victims

By Pamela Berard

Although it’s been two years since the Boston Marathon bombings, many victims are just now beginning to experience its lingering effects. The Massachusetts Resiliency Center...

April 1st, 2015

Insurance coverage of methadone for treatment to expand

By Rivkela Brodsky

The Massachusetts Association of Health Plans or MAHP announced in February that its 17 member health plans – which cover 2.6 million residents in the state – will cover...

April 1st, 2015

Study to evaluate VOICES intervention

By Rivkela Brodsky

Adolescent girls often have a different path into the juvenile justice system than boys.

Often, they are arrested and remanded to custody for less serious offenses like...

April 1st, 2015

Stress in America: financial issues top list

By Phyllis Hanlon

Since 2007, the American Psychological Association has conducted its Stress in America™ survey, which measures attitudes and perceptions of stress among the general public,...

April 1st, 2015

Psychologists weigh in about memory

By Pamela Berard

After news anchor Brian Williams recanted a story he told about his time in a military helicopter in Iraq, much discussion ensued about whether Williams was lying, distorting...

April 1st, 2015

Milestones of sexual development explained

By Catherine Robertson Souter

Childhood sexual abuse can, and often does, lead to issues with adult sexuality. But, it does not follow that everyone who has intimacy blocks was a victim of abuse. Which begs...

March 1st, 2015

Does gender play a role in treatment?

By Phyllis Hanlon

The World Health Organization reports that depression is the most common women’s mental health problem and, although more research is needed, this disorder may be more...

March 1st, 2015

Grants support integration

By Rivkela Brodsky

Ten organizations in Massachusetts have been awarded $1.3 million in funding to support work integrating behavioral health and medical care.

The new grant program of the...

March 1st, 2015

Program relies on cultural sensitivity to treat refugees

By Janine Weisman

Before she started working with new Americans and refugees, Karen Fondacaro, Ph.D., a University of Vermont clinical psychology professor and director of its Behavior Therapy...

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