Articles, Leading Stories
Geriatric program meets community need
By Ami Albernaz
An inpatient geriatric psychiatry program at Saint Anne’s Hospital in Fall River, Mass., launched last Sept. is filling a void in care for older adults in southeastern Mass....
Report documents sexual victimization of youths in custody
By Elinor Nelson
It was 24 years ago at age 12 that Troy Erik Isaac of Los Angeles was first gang raped by other youths while in California state custody. “I was a troubled youth,” he says...
Increased data connects food and cognitive behavior
By Jennifer E Chase
“Tell me what you eat, I’ll tell you who you are.”
When epicurean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin wrote that statement in 1826, he didn’t mean he could literally divine...
Homeless assistance programs are funded again
By Pamela Berard
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) renewed millions in grant funding for homeless assistance programs throughout New England.
The funding,...
APA president outlines priorities for 2010
By Ami Albernaz
Like most assuming a leadership post, Carol D. Goodheart, Ed.D., the relatively new president of the American Psychological Association, has a big agenda. In 2010, she hopes to...
Psychologist/author spotlights hope
By Catherine Robertson Souter
Hope – it’s one of those words that brings to mind different ideas for different people. There are many definitions of hope – from blind faith to a wish for something...
Surgeries for OCD risky, but offer hope
By Ami Albernaz
For Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder patients who have exhausted all other treatment options, surgery offers great potential and poses great risk. For doctors shepherding along...
Proposed changes to Vt. legislation address mental health issues
By Phyllis Hanlon
Vermont’s Department of Mental Health (DMH) has proposed some legislative changes in hopes of expediting and simplifying processes involving individuals with mental health...
Stimulus money will fund Rhode Island Early Head Start
By Elinor Nelson
The most vulnerable population in R.I. is about to get a leg up – or at least a tiny percentage of them will. Federal stimulus money totaling $1.6 million will be funding an...
Study shows potential to re-write emotional memory
By Nan Shnitzler
In a new study, researchers have manipulated the brain’s own memory process to extinguish fear. In a series of experiments using only colored squares and skin shocks, a team...