June 1st, 2010
By Elinor Nelson
Massachusetts is joining a U.S. Attorney-filed federal lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson. It alleges that the drug company paid kickbacks to boost the number of elderly...
June 1st, 2010
By Catherine Robertson Souter
When it comes to suicide, statistics alone don’t tell the whole story. On one hand, New England and the entire Northeast have the lowest overall rates of suicide. In a...
June 1st, 2010
By Ami Albernaz
The APA task force report on homelessness offered a sobering picture of homeless youth, noting that around 7.6 percent of young people ages 12-20 spend at least one night per...
June 1st, 2010
By Phyllis Hanlon
In April, Maine enhanced its existing Progressive Treatment Plan, which authorized two public hospitals – Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center in Bangor and Riverview...
June 1st, 2010
By Pamela Berard
The U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation aimed at preventing and reducing the use of physical restraint and seclusion techniques in schools. “The Keeping All...
June 1st, 2010
By Jennifer E Chase
At the beginning of her career, Debra Lobato, Ph.D., was an intern in a program that provided in-home services for very young children diagnosed with special needs. While...
June 1st, 2010
By Jennifer E Chase
Hearing the concerns of his community, Brockton, Mass. superintendent Matthew Malone, Ph.D., is supporting a regional initiative to bring a high school for students with...
June 1st, 2010
By Catherine Robertson Souter
Scars, burn marks, and teens who wear long-sleeved shirts in 90 degree weather – what do they have in common? Hint, it’s a behavior that is reported by one support...
May 1st, 2010
By Paul Efthim PhD
By Shauna L. Shapiro and Linda E. Carlson
American Psychological Association
Washington, D.C., 2009
Mindfulness explained in clear, rigorous...
May 1st, 2010
By James K Luiselli EdD ABPP BCBA-D
Edited by Crystal L. Park, Suzanne C. Lechner, Michael H. Antoni, and Annette L. Stanton
American Psychological Association
Washington, D.C.,...
