November 1st, 2010
By James K Luiselli EdD ABPP BCBA-D
‘Invaluable’ resource looks at ethical dilemmas
“The Violent Person”
By Raymond B. Flannery
American Mental...
November 1st, 2010
By Phyllis Hanlon
Bing Crosby was on to something when he sang “Count Your Blessings Instead of Sheep” to Rosemary Clooney in the movie “White Christmas.” Clinical...
November 1st, 2010
By Ami Albernaz
For the past decade or so, substance abuse counselors, law enforcement and families have been faced with a particularly pernicious problem: the skyrocketing abuse of...
November 1st, 2010
By Ami Albernaz
Between 2002 and 2007, more Americans died of opiate-related overdoses than were killed in the Afghanistan and Iraq wars. In Massachusetts alone during those years, 78 soldiers...
November 1st, 2010
By Phyllis Hanlon
The news is not good, but not as bad as it could be, according to Brenda M. Harvey, commissioner of Maine’s Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS).
Over...
November 1st, 2010
By Alan Bodnar Ph.D.
When I decided to spend part of a recent Sunday afternoon at a reading by Robert Coles in a bookstore in a nearby town, I knew I was in for a pleasant drive through the fall...
November 1st, 2010
By Edward Stern J.D.
Forces are in the health care system changing its landscape. The greatest changes seem to revolve around the payments of insurance, including who will provide particular...
November 1st, 2010
By Ami Albernaz
We all know someone we could classify as a workaholic – maybe that person works 70-hour weeks or never seems to take a vacation. Now, the topic of work addiction –...
November 1st, 2010
By Ami Albernaz
Despite uncertainty about the safety and efficacy of insomnia medication for children, a new survey finds that child psychiatrists endorse using medication in at least...
November 1st, 2010
By Pamela Berard
Talk therapy is on the decline, while more Americans with mental health conditions are being treated with drugs alone, according to a new study.
The results, reported in...
