Articles, Leading Stories
APA report provides workforce data
By Rivkela Brodsky
The field of psychology remains a steady one, with Baby Boomer and Echo Boomer generations making up most of the industry, while the gender gap continues to widen and more...
Study: Altruism is good for mental health
By Susan Gonsalves
Helping someone else can be good for your mental health.
A study, recently published in Clinical Psychological Science, concluded that doing small acts for others such...
Psychologist weighs in on the state of relationships
By Catherine Robertson Souter
Tis the season of love…and marriage…and, for more than 40 percent of Americans, ultimately divorce. But that does not have to be the result for couples struggling to keep...
Trauma therapy puts yoga into practice
By Phyllis Hanlon
According to the 2012 Yoga in America study, approximately 20.4 million Americans practice yoga for a variety of reasons including increased flexibility, general conditioning,...
Massachusetts rolls out new prior authorization forms
By Janine Weisman
Massachusetts commercial health insurance plans must accept new standard prior authorization forms for behavioral health services as early as Feb. 1 to comply with a mandate in...
Report offers snapshot of health care services, gaps in Rhode Island
By Janine Weisman
The number of primary care physicians in Rhode Island is not enough to meet national standards for adequate access to care and is 40 percent less than previously estimated,...
Study evaluates drug, alcohol use and related conditions
By Pamela Berard
A recent study found that about 10 percent of Americans met the DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for drug use disorder at some point in their lives and about four percent of...
Report: one in 45 children has autism spectrum disorder
By Rivkela Brodsky
A new report using 2014 data suggests that one in 45 children aged 3-17 has autism spectrum disorder in the U.S.
That number is up from one in 80 children in 2011-2013,...
Researchers tackle issue of male abuse victims
By Catherine Robertson Souter
There is probably no greater stigma affecting the world of psychology than the one that surrounds male victims of domestic violence. From being accused by support hotlines of...
Study: Youth bored and stressed
By Catherine Robertson Souter
In perhaps the largest study ever done in such a short time, the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence teamed up with Born This Way Foundation to execute a survey of more than...