Articles, Leading Stories

May 1st, 2012

The Providence Center helps bring first recovery school to R.I.

By Jennifer E Chase

Teens recovering from substance abuse have benefited from New England’s recovery high schools, which bridge the time between their discharge from treatment and the rigors of...

May 1st, 2012

Quitting Time offers a safe haven

By Catherine Robertson Souter

It is the question that every medical facility administrator has to ask: What is it that makes a health program stand out?

Many facilities have similar programs, from...

May 1st, 2012

Leading the way: A program for the new century

By Catherine Robertson Souter

The world today has become more complex and leaders must find a way to adapt to the changes, all the while being sensitive to the same cultural, emotional and economic issues...

April 1st, 2012

Conversion disorder: Medical mystery with psychological underpinnings

By Phyllis Hanlon

The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders fourth edition (DSM-IV) classifies conversion disorder as one of the somatoform disorders characterized by medically...

April 1st, 2012

Opposition to Taunton State’s closure intensifies

By Catherine Robertson Souter

Since the announcement of plans to permanently shutter Taunton Hospital at the end of 2012, opposition to the closure has intensified. With State Senator Marc Pacheco...

April 1st, 2012

Veterans treating veterans; a growing niche

By Phyllis Hanlon

Now that the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan are winding down, this country can expect a tremendous influx of returning veterans. With this surge comes a greater need to...

April 1st, 2012

Study: Manual changes could result in false-negative diagnoses

By Pamela Berard

Researchers at Rhode Island Hospital determined that recommended changes in the upcoming revision to the “Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, fifth edition” (DSM-5) could...

April 1st, 2012

Medical schools commit to Joining Forces initiative

By Janine Weisman

Marc B. Hahn, D.O., knows how fast the U.S. military can get a soldier injured overseas back on American soil. He was chief of pain management and an attending anesthesiologist...

April 1st, 2012

New commissioner outlines priorities

By Catherine Robertson Souter

Gov. Deval Patrick recently announced that Marcia Fowler, M.A., J.D., had been chosen to take on the role of commissioner for the Massachusetts Department of Mental Health...

April 1st, 2012

Research Domain Criteria could enhance how clinicians diagnose

By Jennifer E Chase

For several years, a workgroup at the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) in Bethesda, Md., has been designing a framework for creating a new way to classify mental...

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