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December 2009
- Studies reporting increased autism prevalence generate discussion
[Story]
- MassHealth no longer paying crossover fee [Story]
- Cookie Place Inc. serves sweets and self esteem [Story]
- Alan Bodnar, Ph.D. - Gathering ourselves for
something further [Column]
- Vibrant body of research featured in book:
"Handbook of Evidence-Based Psychodynamic Psychotherapy:
Bridging the Gap Between Science and Practice" [Book
Review]
- College Internship Program is Asberger's gateway to higher ed
[Story]
- Licensure benefits the professional and the public [Story]
- Archetypical resonance study brings new meaning to 'know thy
self' [Story]
- Study: Children's exposure to violence widespread [Story]
- Massachusetts legislation addresses mental health care for prisoners
[Story]
- Treatment facility's closure is postponed [Story]
- Butler Hospital uses social media to spark discussions [Story]
- New treatment for OCD at heart of research project [Story]
- Q&A: Consulting psychologist helps job-seekers
find their path [Story]
November 2009
- Social responsibility: psychologists address global community
needs [Story]
- Funding to bolster suicide prevention [Story]
- Uncertainty surrounds closing of Westborough State Hospital
[Story]
- Alan Bodnar, Ph.D. - Up in the dumps [Column]
- Book about performance psychology informs and
entertains: "Performance Psychology in Action: A Casebook
for Working with Athletes, Performing Artists, Business Leaders,
and Professionals in High-Risk Occupations" [Book
Review]
- Research-backed approach makes book valuable:
"Treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Special Populations:
A Cognitive Restructuring Program” [Book
Review]
- RI legislation would accredit DCYF, increase oversight [Story]
- Research: ADHD tied to biological deficit [Story]
- Virtual Space Station unveiled, celebrated [Story]
- Center’s homelike setting to ease children during abuse intakes
[Story]
- Bipolar over-diagnosis associated with personality disorder
[Story]
- Peer support groups offered for elderly [Story]
- Spending on mental health care among most costly [Story]
- Q&A: Researcher: Lying is prevalent [Story]
October 2009
- The evolution of residential schools [Story]
- Massachusetts expands mental health parity [Story]
- Researchers propose shorter criteria list for depressive disorder
[Story]
- Alan Bodnar, Ph.D. - The unexpected reach of
Senator Kennedy's legacy [Column]
- Book examines compulsive buying: "To
Buy or Not to Buy: Why We Overshop and How to Stop" [Book
Review]
- Latest scientific knowledge incorporated into
book on school behavior: "Behavioral Interventions in
Schools: Evidence-Based Positive Strategies" [Book
Review]
- Initiative provides early mental health care for children [Story]
- CEDAR clinic to treat earliest psychosis signs [Story]
- Virtual Reality used in diagnosis and treatment [Story]
- Brattleboro Retreat launches two new programs [Story]
- More children of troops seeking help [Story]
- Residential school closures on the rise [Story]
- Q&A: Emotional intelligence training model
highlighted [Story]
August/September 2009
- DSM-V could add, delete diagnoses [Story]
- Survey shows states face substance abuse challenges
[Story]
- Alan Bodnar, Ph.D. - Structural Dissociation
for dummies [Column]
- Book about fatherhood has self-affirming message:
"My Father Before Me:
How Fathers and Sons Influence Each Other Throughout Their Lives"
[Book
Review]
- Emotion-based work highlighted in impressively
researched book: "Emotion-Focused Couples Therapy: The
Dynamics of Emotion, Love and Power" [Book
Review]
- Edward M. Stern, J.D. - Books may be helpful
to practitioners [Column]
- Connecticut passes autism insurance legislation mandating coverage
[Story]
- Report shows impact of mental illness, death penalty
[Story]
- Programs lead to certification in behavioral analysis
[Story]
- Prescription drug use for mental health diagnoses on the rise
[Story]
- New Hampshire report looks at child health services
[Story]
- Massachusetts Mental Health Center redevelopment planned
[Story]
- Maine study sheds light on costs of homelessness
[Story]
- Immigration enforcement impacts physical, mental health, study
says [Story]
- Q&A: Louis Kruger produces film about consequences
of high stakes testing [Story]
July 2009
- Equine-facilitated psychotherapy: partnering
with horses [Story]
- Research: Autism may not be lifelong [Story]
- Committee of psychologists studies mental health
services in military [Story]
- Butler launches endowment campaign [Story]
- Alan Bodnar, Ph.D. - The way the world works
or it it? [Column]
- Self-help resource offers encouragement: "Becoming
Your Own Emotional Support System: Creating a Community of One"
[Book Review]
- Teaching points abound in effective text:
"Doing Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy: Adapting Psychodynamic
Treatment to Contemporary Practice" [Book
Review]
- Escapes from hospitals a delicate issue [Story]
- 'Silver Alert' system in place in some New England
states [Story]
- Worcester breaks ground for new hospital [Story]
- Q&A: Community health center brings aid to
variety of populations [Story]
June 2009
- Psychologists navigate use of online social networking
sites [Story]
- Hospital replacement details uncertain [Story]
- Connecticut program makes therapy available,
affordable, for anyone [Story]
- Alan Bodnar, Ph.D. - Listing 10 books you have
to read [Column]
- Edward M. Stern, J.D. - HITECH Act contained
in stimulus package law [Column]
- Positive psychology used to cope with economy
woes [Story]
- Book informs and is thought provoking: "Disgust
and Its Disorders: Theory, Assessment, and Treatment Implications"
[Book Review]
- Book is 'model of clarity': "Sex and
Love in Intimate Relationships" [Book
Review]
- Wash your hands?: Flu scare raises questions
for OCD treatment [Story]
- Mass. organization fights state on developmental
center closures [Story]
- Survey ranks psychology as a career [Story]
- Study links asthma and mental health [Story]
- Rosie D. decision prompts creation of Community
Service Agencies [Story]
- More homeless, mentally ill seeking shelter in
libraries [Story]
- Housing coordinator position could be eliminated
[Story]
- Q&A: One year later, Katherine Nordal, Ph.D.
discusses work [Story]
May 2009
- Fewer psychiatric beds leads to more community
services [Story]
- NAMI report card 2009: New England improves but
nation’s scores stall [Story]
- Bradley Hospital opens new inpatient facility
[Story]
- Alan Bodnar, Ph.D. - So you want to be a state
hospital psychologist [Column]
- Book advises about 'duty to protect' obligation:
"The Duty to Protect: Ethical, Legal, and Professional Considerations
for Mental Health Professionals" [Book
Review]
- Book about behavioral emergencies is practical,
well-organized: "Behavioral Emergencies: An Evidence-Based
Resource for Evaluating and Managing Suicidal Behavior, Violence,
and Victimization" [Book
Review]
- Quest for prescribing privileges stalls in New
England [Story]
- Group applies interdepartmental approach to depression
treatment [Story]
- Hartford Hospital/UConn Health Center merger
on hold [Story]
- FDA approves deep brain stimulation device [Story]
- Maine mental health organizations join forces
to coordinate care [Story]
- Perfectionists encouraged to re-think strategies
[Story]
- Study shows anger affects heart [Story]
- Q&A: Psychologist: Very wealthy people could
benefit from care [Story]
April 2009
- Businesses impacted by recession stress [Story]
- Vermont tackles prescription drug abuse [Story]
- Alan Bodnar, Ph.D. - Faith: Don't leave home
without it [Column]
- Edward M. Stern, J.D. - Can an individual under
a guardianship marry? [Column]
- Building and nourishing a private practice covered:
"Financial Success in Mental Health Practice: Essential Tools
and Strategies for Practitioners" [Book
Review]
- Valuable guidance offered on behavioral cardiology:
"Psychotherapy with Cardiac Patients: Behavioral Cardiology
in Practice" [Book
Review]
- Connecticut faces budget deficit [Story]
- Recession adds to depression woes on Cape [Story]
- HITECH law extends privacy and security [Story]
- Global warming affecting psyches [Story]
- New Hampshire re-evaluates approach in light of budget shortfalls
[Story]
- Relevance and programming help MSPP reach 35th anniversary [Story]
- Measure screens for elder maltreatment [Story]
- Researchers look at social networks in study on happiness [Story]
- Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology acquires WarmLines
[Story]
- Q&A: Literacy and mental illness
link is subject of research [Story]
March 2009
- Services, programs axed in Rhode Island budget cuts [Story]
- Clinicians frustrated by MaineCare [Story]
- Vermont mental health agencies take a hit during budget cutting
[Story]
- Alan Bodnar, Ph.D. - Narvi and Thor come to America
[Column]
- 'Must read' book likely to stir debate: "Shyness:
How Normal Behavior Became a Sickness" [Book
Review]
- 'Admirable qualities' make book useful: "Realizing
Social Justice: The Challenge of Preventive Interventions"
[Book
Review]
- Keeping Families Together bill re-introduced [Story]
- Study: Patients can recover from suicidal thinking [Story]
- Pepper spray use at Riverview Hospital decried [Story]
- Connecticut homelessness on the rise [Story]
- Demand for Boston Medical Center’s Grow Clinic grows [Story]
- New England states in top 10 healthiest: Connecticut most mentally
sound [Story]
- GAO report prompts attention on transition-age youth [Story]
- Q&A: Trauma specialist relays
personal 9/11 exprience [Story]
February 2009
- Psychologists reflect on changing professional landscape [Story]
- Cuts to eliminate mental health programs, services
[Story]
- Study documents effects of wartime deployment
on children [Story]
- Alan Bodnar, Ph.D. - When Shakespeare came to
group therapy [Column]
- ‘Practical’ book delivers valuable advice for
clinicians: "Dialectical Behavior Therapy in Clinical
Practice: Applications Across Disorders and Settings" [Book
Review]
- N.H. program prompts healing [Story]
- Study: Personality disorders prevalent in young
adults [Story]
- Facility closures move forward [Story]
- Maine receives grants to help children [Story]
- Study examines elder abuse in Rhode Island [Story]
- Clubhouses on governor’s chopping block [Story]
- Economy forces budget cuts in Maine [Story]
- Q&A: New APA president outlines multi-pronged
plan of action [Story]
January 2009
- N.H. establishes council to address prevalence
of autism spectrum disorders [Story]
- Rigors of record keeping [Story]
- Alan Bodnar, Ph.D. - An umbrella policy for psychologists
[Column]
- Edward M. Stern, J.D. - A look at mental capacity
and intention [Column]
- Ethics guide offers practical advice for psychologists:
"Ethics Desk Reference for Psychologists" [Book
Review]
- ‘Wide angle’ view of racism explored: "Commemorating
Brown: The Social Psychology of Racism and Discrimination"
[Book
Review]
- Changes made to HIPAA regulations [Story]
- Good news for elders: Medicare copays for mental
health drop [Story]
- Butler to use magnetic stimulation to treat depression
[Story]
- Marshmallow test: examining the benefits of self-control
[Story]
- Advocacy group hopes for more autism treatment
coverage [Story]
- Study: Most students cheat [Story]
- Virtual Space Station allows astronauts access
to treatment [Story]
- Q&A: Psychologist’s invention helps children
stay focused [Story]
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