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February 1st, 2014

Early psychosis treatment offered

By Howard Newman

Often, individuals experiencing an early episode of psychosis are hospitalized and medicated. It’s a relatively simple and cost-effective approach.

But is it...

February 1st, 2014

Study examines teen sexual violence

By Janine Weisman

Nearly one in 10 young people between ages 14 and 21 say they have committed sexual violence, often toward a date, in a national study that found links to exposure to violent...

February 1st, 2014

Psychiatric hospital re-opens in Brookline

By Catherine Robertson Souter

After being closed for new admissions this fall, a Brookline psychiatric hospital has been re-opened for admission of most patients.

Complaints of a forced strip search...

February 1st, 2014

Psychologist finds niche with performance coaching

By Catherine Robertson Souter

With the Olympics taking center stage on many American television sets this month, the elite athlete stands (or skates, skis and jumps) in front of us as the epitome of skill,...

February 1st, 2014

Recovery thoughts for the day

By Alan Bodnar Ph.D.

There are new faces everywhere in the hospital and I am not just talking about new patients or staff. Just the other day, I ran into Jimmy Carter in the chapel and a colleague...

February 1st, 2014

“Cultural Psychotherapy: Theory, Methods, and Practice”

By Paul Efthim PhD

“Cultural Psychotherapy: Theory, Methods, and Practice”

By Martin J. La Roche

Sage Publications

Los Angeles, CA, 2013

 Thoughtful work may...

February 1st, 2014

“Burnout for Experts: Prevention in the Context of Living and Working”

By James K Luiselli EdD ABPP BCBA-D

“Burnout for Experts: Prevention in the Context of Living and Working”

By Sabine Bahrer-Kohler

Springer

New York, N.Y., 2013

 Book’s...

January 1st, 2014

Recovery: a paradigm shift in patient care

By Phyllis Hanlon

William A. Anthony, Ph.D., professor emeritus at Boston University and former executive director for its Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation, dubbed the 1990s the “decade...

January 1st, 2014

Final parity rule issued

By Pamela Berard

The federal government in November issued a final rule of the Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act, which spells out how the 2008...

January 1st, 2014

N.H. tables Medicaid expansion program

By Catherine Robertson Souter

After months of negotiations, New Hampshire’s legislature decided to table a proposal to accept the Affordable Care Act’s proposal for expanding Medicaid.

In a...

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