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Medicare covers FDA approved mental health digital therapeutics
By Beth Negus Viveiros
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved several new prescription digital therapeutics for mental...
Maine to be freed from court oversight
By Eileen Weber
The state of Maine will soon be free from a consent decree that has shaped the way the state treats...
When we learned to listen: The legacy of Elvin Semrad
By Alan Bodnar Ph.D.
Over more than three decades of writing this column, from time to time, I have quoted Dr. Elvin Semrad whom I briefly described as “the late Boston psychoanalyst.” I...
Psychologists weigh in on benefits, pitfalls of AI
By Ami Albernaz
Can it improve assessment, diagnosis?
Five, 10, 20 years from now, what role will AI play in psychology? Chatbots-as-therapists may come to mind for some (indeed,...
RI to open first supervised drug use site
By Beth Negus Viveiros
Center is creating protocols for overdoses
Rhode Island’s first state-regulated overdose center is slated to open in Providence this...
Cartwheel receives $20 million for school mental health
By Eileen Weber
Company provides quick access to telehealth care
It should be no surprise that the mental health of children and adolescents was hit hard by the pandemic. But...
Postpartum psychosis: A complex mix of serious symptoms
By Phyllis Hanlon
Several risk factors cited
Amanda Brown struggled with infertility and suffered two miscarriages...
NE states rank high on scorecard report but still have areas needing improvement
By Susan Gonsalves
Massachusetts holds top spot
Massachusetts ranked first overall on The Commonwealth Fund’s...
Practical Practice: How will Artificial Intelligence disrupt the therapy industry?
By Ellen Anderson, Ph.D
I’m a late adopter of technology. I had a flip phone for an embarrassingly long time, resisted Facebook and kept a paper calendar well into the digital age. Despite this,...
Treatment varies for people with hoarding disorder
By Phyllis Hanlon
More practitioners needed in field
The problem of hoarding went relatively unnoticed as a...