Articles, Leading Stories
UnitedHealth Group’s practices challenged in lawsuit
By Catherine Robertson Souter
The New York State Psychiatric Association (NYSPA), along with several patients and their families, has challenged UnitedHealth Group’s (also known as United Healthcare)...
Citing financial realities, CHA shifts adolescent services
By Jo Kadlecek
In recent years, psychiatric service providers across Massachusetts have struggled with payment issues. The reimbursement problem has forced many to revaluate their programs...
Study documents high cost of keeping Taunton State Hospital open
By Janine Weisman
An independent consultant for the Massachusetts State Legislature estimates it would cost the Department of Mental Health (DMH) $12.77 million to keep 45 beds open at Taunton...
Hasbro, Bradley collaborate on new program
By Rivkela Brodsky
With a sick child, it’s not always only a medical issue that needs professional attention. Often, there are concurrent psychological issues that warrant...
New study links mental disorders to common gene
By Jo Kadlecek
Though a new study links five mental disorders to a common gene, it’s too early to tell whether it could affect how practitioners care for patients.
Usually viewed as...
Telemedicine program launched on Block Island
By Greg Hitchcock
A telemedicine program to help serve people with mental illness was launched on a remote island 13 miles off the coast of Rhode Island.
Stephen Hollaway, pastor of...
Barbara Okun, Ph.D. follows her interests across the globe
By Catherine Robertson Souter
Given the relatively short amount of time we have on this planet, how do we choose to spend that time? For some, a single cause or subject matter takes center stage. For...
Energy psychologists use variety of integrative therapies
By Phyllis Hanlon
In the mid-1980s when psychologist Roger Callahan, Ph.D., and psychiatrist John Diamond, M.D., formulated the foundations for energy psychology, few mental health professionals...
DSM-5 includes changes
By Pamela Berard
Psychologists are preparing for major changes in the fifth edition of the “Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders” (DSM-5), to be published in...
Telepsychology guidelines anticipated
By Janine Weisman
When patients initiate text messaging with Leslie A. Feil, Ph.D., she won’t text back on clinical issues but responds with a phone call instead. The Rhode Island...