Articles, Leading Stories
Involuntary outpatient treatment bill on legislative docket
By Phyllis Hanlon
Fourteen years ago, Rep. Kay Khan (D-Newton) filed a bill (H.1419) intended to prevent tragedies because of medication non-compliance and inadequate treatment for mental health...
Flooding impacts VT facilities
By Pamela Berard
Legislature ponders plan
Since flooding from Tropical Storm Irene forced the closure of the 54-bed Vermont State Hospital (VHS) last August, community care facilities...
Cuts to mental health budgets affect New England
By Jennifer E Chase
Massachusetts is worst hit
Of the changes to healthcare budgets across the country since 2009, New England is among the regions most in flux, according to a report...
Meditation linked to improved cognitive control
By Phyllis Hanlon
When Judson Brewer, M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor of psychiatry and medical director at the Yale Therapeutic Neuroscience Clinic began meditating 13 years ago, he hoped to...
Mental illness tops disease burden among youth
By Jennifer E Chase
According to a study released by the World Health Organization at the end of 2011, neuropsychiatric disorders including depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, substance...
Psychologists bring insights to stage
By Catherine Robertson Souter
Was Hamlet depressed or suffering from posttraumatic stress disorder? Would Medea, who turned a vengeful hatred for her ex-husband toward her own children in the ancient Greek...
Legislative, other priorities are highlighted
By Pamela Berard
Editor’s note: A team of reporters from New England Psychologist recently spoke with key state association members to learn about legislative and practice issues...
Prevention methods part of new law
By Phyllis Hanlon
It’s been a long road since Gov. Deval Patrick introduced his proposal to bring gambling to Massachusetts on Sept. 17, 2007. But after more than four years of additional...
Insurance fight for eating disorder patients continues
By Jennifer E Chase
Some New England companies support population
For 10 years, James Greenblatt, M.D. has fought a near-daily occupational hazard. It has followed him from his last job...
New DSM-5 highlights presented
By Jennifer E Chase
In correspondence with New England Psychologist, the DSM-5 Task Force chair David J. Kupfer, M.D., confirmed and elaborated on the following highlights of what practitioners...