Articles, Leading Stories

April 1st, 2010

Drug deaths top traffic fatalities in four New England states

By Nan Shnitzler

When Centers for Disease Control researchers mined mortality data from the National Vital Statistics System, they found that drugs had outstripped automobile accidents as the...

April 1st, 2010

Education, media could be helpful in domestic violence prevention

By Jennifer E Chase

Maine’s motto calls the state “Vacationland,” but for homicide victims felled by domestic violence, Maine is hell.

Although the state boasts the country’s lowest...

April 1st, 2010

New Hampshire studies cost of reducing the prison population

By Catherine Robertson Souter

New Hampshire is one of the safest states in the country, boasting a property crime rate that is fourth lowest in the nation and a violent crime rate that is third lowest. The...

April 1st, 2010

R.I. bills prioritize reimbursement, licensing

By Ami Albernaz

Insurance reimbursement and licensing matters are chief among the issues this legislative session that could affect psychologists in Rhode Island.

In conjunction with...

April 1st, 2010

Pilot project brings services to N.H. and Vt. veterans via Web cameras

By Ami Albernaz

Veterans in N.H. and Vt. have not always been able to receive services at VA centers because they are simply too far away. Now, a pilot program is bringing mental health...

April 1st, 2010

Ruling that MMR vaccines don’t cause autism cements research

By Jennifer E Chase

A March 12 ruling by special masters of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims favored the many controlled studies around the world finding no casual relationship between the...

April 1st, 2010

Psychologist studies links between DSM panel, drug industry

By Catherine Robertson Souter

As the lines between corporate sponsorship and ethical practice grow fuzzier, it can be difficult to discern what constitutes a conflict of interest in scientific research and...

April 1st, 2010

Polarities of Experience: Relatedness and Self-Definition in Personality Development, Psychopathology, and the Therapeutic Process

By Paul Efthim PhD

“Polarities of Experience: Relatedness and Self-Definition in Personality Development, Psychopathology, and the Therapeutic Process”

By Sidney J....

April 1st, 2010

Instant Psychopharmacology

By James K Luiselli EdD ABPP BCBA-D

“Instant Psychopharmacology”

By Ronald J. Diamond, M.D.

W.W. Norton & Company, Inc.

New York, N.Y., 2009

 Medications thoroughly examined...

April 1st, 2010

Recall woes hit psychologists

By Alan Bodnar Ph.D.

The big news over the past few months has been the recall of thousands of cars by the world’s largest auto manufacturer. First it was an accelerator problem, and then it was...