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Pandemic-related teacher shortage triggers academic changes
By Phyllis Hanlon
The Massachusetts Association of Approved Special Education Schools (MAAPS) conducted a staffing survey in 2021 and found that 76 percent of schools are operating at a...
Transition programs help young adults become self-reliant
By Catherine Robertson Souter
As any parent knows, sending your nearly-adult child out into the world, whether to college, the military, or the working world, is bittersweet. While mourning the passage of...
COVID-19 has impact on staffing, long-term effects on patients
By Eileen Weber
The fear of getting infected with COVID-19 kept many people at home—no trips to the hospital or clinics or even doctor’s offices in many cases. But that doesn’t mean...
Standardized autism spectrum disorder standards created
By Phyllis Hanlon
To date, no industry standards, selection and measuring tools for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have existed. However, discussions regarding the creation of such standards...
What is Mass Formation Psychosis? Is it like Mass Hysteria or Mass Delusion?
By John Grohol, Psy.D.
“Mass formation psychosis” is a term that was used on the Joe Rogan podcast by a formerly respected medical researcher, Robert Malone, M.D. He used it to describe...
Research: Borderline personality disorder and eating disorders associated with suicide risk?
By Eileen Weber
Suicide and suicide attempts are on the rise. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, suicide rates rose by 33 percent between 1999 and 2019. It is the...
Look at immediate environment when helping adolescents cope in changing world
By Catherine Robertson Souter
Coming of age is difficult enough. For today’s teens and adolescents, not having the life experience an adult may have to provide perspective, the fear, anger,...
Drama therapy: Creating meaningful change for those in recovery
By Phyllis Hanlon
Since the sixth century BC, drama has been a prime source of entertainment as well as an effective vehicle for developing social, communication, and language skills. Dramatic...
Could major change be coming to how the United States addresses mental health care?
By Catherine Robertson Souter
If New Hampshire Rep. Annie Kuster, along with a bipartisan group of 144 U.S. House lawmakers have their way, major changes could be coming to how the U.S. addresses mental...
Clinician helps others work through employment, pandemic burnout
By Catherine Robertson Souter
After 18 months of a fever pitch of stress and anxiety, it is no wonder that people are feeling burnt out. Having our worlds upended, with forced time to reflect, has left...