April 1st, 2013
By Catherine Robertson Souter
In a move that has drawn criticism from some local psychologists, the Group Insurance Commission (GIC), the Massachusetts agency that oversees insurance for state employees and...
April 1st, 2013
By Howard Newman
We’re well aware of what “parity” – as it applies to mental health insurance coverage – is supposed to do. In a perfect world, parity mandates that insurance...
April 1st, 2013
By Greg Hitchcock
According to a government report, requested by U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin (D-Iowa), Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.), and Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-Calif.), children’s mental health...
April 1st, 2013
By Pamela Berard
One DSM-5 change that has divided mental health experts is the new category of Substance Use Disorder, which combines the DSM-IV Substance Abuse and Substance Dependence...
April 1st, 2013
By Phyllis Hanlon
When the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders fifth version (DSM-5) is released this May, binge eating disorder (BED) will have its own diagnostic code....
April 1st, 2013
By Jo Kadlecek
Kate Roberts, Ph.D., a certified school psychologist who has practices in two Massachusetts towns, has spent more than 25 years in schools and with families helping them...
April 1st, 2013
By Catherine Robertson Souter
Issues with the health care system are coming to a head in this country. As health care delivery evolves in response to calls and mandates for far-reaching reform, concerns of...
April 1st, 2013
By James K Luiselli EdD ABPP BCBA-D
“Reinforcement-Based Treatment for Substance Use Disorders”
L. Michelle Tuten, Hendree E. Jones, Cindy M. Schaeffer, and Maxine L. Stitzer
American...
April 1st, 2013
By Paul Efthim PhD
“Treatment Resistance and Patient Authority: The Austen Riggs Reader”
Edited by Eric M. Plakun
W.W. Norton & Co.
New York, N.Y.,...
April 1st, 2013
By Alan Bodnar Ph.D.
We all love a good story. Outside of the office, I have found the best storytellers among fellow passengers on long distance train trips. The train ride offers long stretches...
