April 1st, 2017
By James K Luiselli EdD ABPP BCBA-D
“Celebrity & Entertainment Obsession: Understanding Our Addiction”
By Michael S. Levy
Rowman & Littlefield
Lanham, MD,...
April 1st, 2017
By Edward Stern J.D.
An interesting circumstance is happening in health care.
The government, including state and federal entities and private enterprises are both funding...
April 1st, 2017
By Alan Bodnar Ph.D.
In a recent Thursday night, my wife and I drove into Harvard Square to hear a talk by Damion Searls, the author of “The Inkblots,” a new book about...
March 1st, 2017
By Phyllis Hanlon
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration and Health Resources and Services Administration report that some primary care offices are becoming a...
March 1st, 2017
By Janine Weisman
Uncertainty surrounding President Donald Trump’s often repeated campaign promise to dismantle the Affordable Care Act has changed the way Republicans talk about it: Instead...
March 1st, 2017
By Pamela Berard
Patients having mental health emergencies who require hospital admission wait nearly four times longer for an inpatient bed than their medical counterparts, according to a...
March 1st, 2017
By Catherine Robertson Souter
The signing of the Community Mental Health Act in 1963 introduced a major shift in mental health care. Signed by President John F. Kennedy, the act initiated a shifting of...
March 1st, 2017
By Catherine Robertson Souter
In Massachusetts, Blue Cross and Blue Shield announced that it would add coverage for telehealth services early last year. While the coverage was expanded, however, BCBS...
March 1st, 2017
By Catherine Robertson Souter
The world of information has changed since 1952. That was the year that the American Psychiatric Association released the first version of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual...
March 1st, 2017
By Phyllis Hanlon
In December 2016, the Senate passed the 21st Century Cures Act, a law that, according to the American Psychological Association, promises to reform the mental health system...
