Most military efforts miss target on suicide prevention
November 21, 2018
When no one hears the cries, readjustment becomes out of reach. Returning troops claw their way back toward some degree of normalcy... Read more...
ACA hasn’t reduced health care costs
November 18, 2018
“The only way we’re going to stop our country from being a latter day Roman Empire – and falling under its own weight,” MIT... Read more...
Health care reform update: States ponder possible changes to ACA
July 24, 2018
It was mere hours after taking the oath of office that President Trump began taking aim at the Affordable Care Act (ACA). “Pending... Read more...
APA council approves reorganization
May 27, 2018
Washington, D.C. – After hours of heated debate, the governing body of the American Psychological Association (APA) voted overwhelmingly... Read more...
Psychology Lags Behind Psychiatry in Health Integration Readiness
March 5, 2018
Because of abundant evidence that integrating behavioral health into primary care reduces costs and improves population health, the... Read more...
Legalization for Medical Use Means Psychologists Should Study Marijuana
January 26, 2018
Lexington, Ky. – The rapid expansion in medical marijuana use means psychologists need to better understand the drug’s effects,... Read more...
Hurricane Trauma and Psychology: Mix Well, Stirred but not Shaken
November 7, 2017
On Sept. 10 Hurricane Irma’s eyewall passed over my home and made landfall in the Florida Keys as a Category 4 storm. My wife and... Read more...
Health Care Reform Update: Price Transparency Movement Growing
September 25, 2017
As Washington, D.C., struggles to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA), a little-known movement has the potential to upend... Read more...
Insurer Withdrawals Threaten More with Loss of Coverage
July 31, 2017
The individual market for health insurance – where approximately 20 million Americans purchase health policies – is insecure and... Read more...
Ethics for psychologists: Duty to Warn & Not Getting Distracted by Legal Cases
May 25, 2017
Some years ago a psychologist in Wausau, Wisc., found himself worrying about the increasingly angry talk by a client. He was distracted... Read more...