Articles, Leading Stories
Medicare cuts may spur withdrawals
By Pamela Berard
Reimbursement for Medicare outpatient psychotherapy services was slashed 5 percent as a result of recent payroll tax legislation passed by Congress and signed into law by...
Autism-specific child psychiatry units grow in New England hospitals
By Jennifer E Chase
A December 2011 study was the first to identify an obvious effect to a high-profile cause: The number of U.S. hospitals with child psychiatric units geared toward the special...
Closing the gap: appropriate mental health treatment for all
By Phyllis Hanlon
Nearly a decade ago, the Institutes of Medicine (IOM) released the report “Unequal Treatment, Confronting Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Care,” which drew...
Law shifts care to community-based focus
By Pamela Berard
Vermont legislators passed legislation to create a decentralized system of mental health care in the aftermath of Hurricane Irene, which forced the closure of the 54-bed...
Brattleboro Retreat undergoes $12 million upgrade
By Pamela Berard
The Brattleboro Retreat is in the midst of a $12 million upgrade, which includes unit renovations and the addition of an electronic medical records system and the Omnicell...
High Point plans 96-bed Middleborough facility
By Janine Weisman
The High Point Treatment Center has set a July 2014 target date to open a new 96-bed mental health and detox and rehabilitation facility on the site of the former St Luke’s...
The Providence Center helps bring first recovery school to R.I.
By Jennifer E Chase
Teens recovering from substance abuse have benefited from New England’s recovery high schools, which bridge the time between their discharge from treatment and the rigors of...
Social Anxiety in Adolescents and Young Adults: Translating Developmental Science Into Practice
By James K Luiselli EdD ABPP BCBA-D
“Social Anxiety in Adolescents and Young Adults: Translating Developmental Science Into Practice”
Edited by Candice A. Alfano and Deborah C....
Quitting Time offers a safe haven
By Catherine Robertson Souter
It is the question that every medical facility administrator has to ask: What is it that makes a health program stand out?
Many facilities have similar programs, from...
Leading the way: A program for the new century
By Catherine Robertson Souter
The world today has become more complex and leaders must find a way to adapt to the changes, all the while being sensitive to the same cultural, emotional and economic issues...