HIPAA & PrivacyApr 14, 2014
Understanding What HIPAA Means for Mental Illness
The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is a federal law that helps protect the privacy of individual ...
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PersonalityApr 14, 2014
How Many Personality Traits Are There?
Exactly how many personality traits are there? Estimates vary widely, with figures ranging from over 4,000 suggested by Gordon ...
Infectious-disease psychologyMar 4, 2014
Depression and the Disease-Pill Model of Mental Health
As I have been documenting in my past three blogs, there is a “crisis” emerging regarding the mental health of college ...
Family & RelationshipsFeb 28, 2014
The impact of funding deadlines on personal workloads, stress and family relationships: a qualitative study of Australian researchers
Design Qualitative study of researchers preparing grant proposals. Setting Web-based survey on applying for the annual National ...
HIPAA & PrivacyFeb 24, 2014
HHS Releases Updated Guidance on HIPAA, Mental Health Patients
HHS’ Office for Civil Rights has released updated guidance on HIPAA regulations regarding disclosure of a patient’s mental ...
HIPAA & PrivacyFeb 23, 2014
New HIPAA Guidance Concerning Mental Health Records
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NeuropsychologyFeb 22, 2014
Neuropsychological assessment more efficient than MRI for tracking disease progression in memory clinic patients
progression of disease in memory clinic patients can be tracked efficiently with 45 minutes of neuropsychological testing, new ...
HIPAA & PrivacyFeb 18, 2014
Mental Health Advocates Argue for Coverage of Suicide-Related Costs Under HIPAA
Mental health advocates and government experts are arguing some health insurers’ decision not to cover medical costs related to ...
Disability accommodationsFeb 16, 2014
Accommodations for Students with Psychiatric Disabilities
To coincide with the ‘teachers’ theme of my most recent newsletter I thought it apropos to write a post regarding ...
ConcussionFeb 14, 2014
Teen Concussions Increase Risk for Depression
Over a decade ago, a 2003 article appearing in WebMD, entitled, Concussions May Boost Depression Risk stated, “the University ...
PsychologyFeb 10, 2014
The Pursuit of Creativity
Along with happiness, creativity is among the most alluring concepts in psychology and everyday life. Creativity smells not only of happiness, but also of productivity, meaning, and legacy. But what ...
HIPAA & PrivacyFeb 5, 2014
CLIA Program and HIPAA Privacy Rule; Patients' Access to Test Reports
This document has been published in the Federal Register. Use the PDF linked in the document sidebar for the official electronic ...
NeuropsychologyJan 26, 2014
Training for a Career as a Clinical Neuropsychologist
Over the last few weeks I have received a steady stream of e-mails from students asking for advice on training to become a clinical ...
Somatic symptom disorderDec 14, 2013
Diagnostic Ethics: Harms/Benefits, Somatic Symptom Disorder
There are five possible explanations whenever someone presents to a doctor with physical symptoms that have not yet been ...
TraumaDec 13, 2013
Psychological therapies for chronic post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in adults
Background: Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can occur following a traumatic event. It is characterised by symptoms of re ...
Health PsychologyDec 8, 2013
Coping with Chronic Illness & Pain? The #1 Tip I've Found
Why do I have chronic pain? It’s a question I’ve wrestled with for years now. I’ve been to surgeons who told me they could ...
Survivors of violenceNov 25, 2013
Understanding Survivors of Suicide Loss
Grief is a universal experience all human beings encounter. Though death inevitably touches our lives, research shows that many ...
ResearchNov 19, 2013
Implementation research: what it is and how to do it
Implementation research is a growing but not well understood field of health research that can contribute to more effective ...
ResearchNov 18, 2013
Fostering Integrity in Research
The integrity of knowledge that emerges from research is based on individual and collective adherence to core values of ...
AddictionNov 17, 2013
Former NRL star tells of battle with pokies addiction and how he can help other addicts.
FORMER Parramatta Eels captain Nathan Hindmarsh talked frankly of his battle to overcome poker machine gambling addiction and how ...
School & EducationNov 3, 2013
Readers Write: Bullies need mental health help, too; Peace resonates; Good ideas are contagious
Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist ...
Cognitive PsychologyOct 30, 2013
Memory loss and memories found in ageing brains
The thought of losing our memory is a terrifying part of ageing, but there are surprising upsides, says Douwe Draaisma in The ...
Cognitive PsychologyOct 28, 2013
Zombies, Brains, and Memory
Zombies are everywhere, and they’re after your brain. Zombies are on TV, in books, and playing survival games on my college campus.
Medication adherenceOct 18, 2013
The Problem of Medication Non-Adherence
Medication non-compliance is a huge issue in public health because not taking medications means that people do not maintain ...
NeuropsychologyOct 16, 2013
Hidden depths: Brain science is drowning in uncertainty
IT’S FOUR in the afternoon when I meet John Ioannidis, but lines of fatigue are deepening under his eyes. He’s exhausted with ...
Mental skills trainingOct 15, 2013
The Case Against Mental Skills
Mental imagery. Cue words. Goal setting. Centering techniques. They are all quite popular… yet their actual effectiveness is ...
Mental HealthOct 10, 2013
County shines at dealing with people in mental health crises
Gallatin County is a leading example in Montana of how to deal with people suffering with mental health problems.
HIPAA & PrivacySep 26, 2013
Barnabas Health Behavioral Health Center Appoints Privacy/HIPAA Officer
TOMS RIVER, N.J. - Margaret Meehan of Brick Township has been appointed Privacy/HIPAA Officer for Barnabas Health Behavioral ...
NeuropsychologySep 15, 2013
Applications of technology in neuropsychological assessment.
Most neuropsychological assessments include at least one measure that is administered, scored, or interpreted by computers or ...
Evolutionary psychologySep 15, 2013
On the Origin of an Evolutionary Psychologist
Are you thinking about pursuing evolutionary psychology as a career? Here are ten important things to know to become an ...