Articles, Columnists
Finding happiness in the psychology aisle
By Alan Bodnar Ph.D.
Don’t Roll Your Eyes when you see what’s coming but every nine years or so, I use this column to report on a visit to my...
“Enduring” trauma: long-term effects unknown
By Phyllis Hanlon
Imagine being held captive for just one hour. Now compound that intense fear and terror by 10 years, as in the case of the three recently rescued women in Cleveland. The...
Legislation seeks to curb treatment interruption
By Pamela Berard
Proposed Massachusetts legislation would allow behavioral health patients to continue receiving the same care when insurance companies do not renew provider...
Report helps consumers compare insurers
By Catherine Robertson Souter
In 2012, the Vermont legislature passed a law requiring insurance companies who do business in the state to complete an annual report to help consumers compare insurers. The...
DSM-5 stirs some controversy
By Phyllis Hanlon
After more than 10 years of discussions, committee meetings and revisions, the American Psychiatric Association finalized the DSM-5 and released it at the annual meeting in...
Program targets children’s needs
By Susan Gonsalves
A program to address emotional and behavioral issues in children has met with success in three Church Street School classrooms.
The interventionist initiative in Hamden,...
R.I. hospitals name top health issues
By Janine Weisman
Access to health care and the need for mental health services are among the most important health issues facing Rhode Island, finds a new Community Health Needs...
Hampstead Hospital launches Recovery Matters program
By Howard Newman
Hampstead Hospital, a private psychiatric hospital in southern N.H., recently launched a new residential treatment program for adult men and women who are managing substance...
Task force tackles integration of behavioral health, primary care
By Pamela Berard
After months of collecting input, a Massachusetts task force is developing recommendations for the integration of behavioral health (mental health and substance use) and...
N.H. surveys gauge consumer satisfaction
By Catherine Robertson Souter
Even with severe financial cutbacks to the mental health system, it appears that customer satisfaction with New Hampshire’s community mental health centers, or CMHC’s, has...