May 2026    Volume 109, Number 5

CONTACT
Editor-in-Chief
William Binder, MD
william_binder@brown.edu

Managing Editor
Mary Korr
mkorr@rimed.org

FOR AUTHORS
• Publication Requirements
• Pre-Submission Checklist
• Peer Review Policy
• Ethics Statement
• Copyright Transfer
• Financial Disclosure
• Commentary Guide
• Letters to the Editor Guide
• Images in Medicine Guide
• Videos in Medicine Guide

Associate Editor
Philip Chan, MD

Graphic Designer
Marianne Migliori

BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
Suzanne E. McLaughlin, MD; Natalie Fenn, PhD; Paul M. Wallace, MD
Guest Editors
[51-page PDF]

Introduction: Critical Challenges in Addressing Behavioral/Mental Health Needs
Suzanne E. McLaughlin, MD; Natalie Fenn, PhD; Paul M. Wallace, MD

Creating a More Efficient and Equitable Autism Evaluation Pathway Through Integrated Behavioral Health in Pediatric Primary Care
Michelle Pievsky, PhD; Viren D’Sa, MD; Paulo Pina, MD, MPH

Behavioral Sleep Education in Pediatric Primary Care:
Building Capacity Through the Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes (ECHO) Model
Julie Boergers, PhD; Elizabeth Cantor, PhD; Linda Cabral, MM;
Phos Ivestei, BA; Lindsay Stager, PhD; Richard Millman, MD

Pediatric Integrated Behavioral Health: A Primary Care Transformation Effort in Rhode Island
Elizabeth Cantor, PhD; Nelly Burdette, PsyD, MA; Linda M. Cabral, MM;
Patricia J. Flanagan, MD, FAAP; Elizabeth B. Lange, MD

Integrated Behavioral Health in Rhode Island: A Decade of Practice and Promise
Nelly Burdette, PsyD

Improving Access to Mental Health Care for Youth in Rhode Island:
The Pediatric Psychiatry Resource Network
Alison Manning, MD; Morgan Browning, BS; Cameron Miller Jacobs, MPH;
Michelle Parker, MD; Shannon Terkell, MD; Richard Smith, MD; Bekir Artukoglu, MD; Sarah Hagin, PhD

Incorporating Family Members Into Treatment for Perinatal Psychiatric Disorders: A Pilot Program
Adam K. Lewkowitz, MD, MPHS; Maggie O.T. Allen, PhD; Virtue Sankoh, PhD;
Cynthia L. Battle, PhD

Moving Beyond Crisis Stabilization: Clinician Recommendations and Patient Perspectives
for Improving Youth Psychiatric Hospitalization
Katherine M. Tezanos, PhD; Samantha J. Klaver, MS; Katelyn Affleck, PhD;
Jeffrey Hunt, MD; Jennifer C. Wolff, PhD

Social Needs Analysis in a Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Patient Cohort
with Major Depressive Disorder
Eric Tirrell, BA; Luke Sullivan, MD, ScM; Asi Polly Gobin, BA; Linda L. Carpenter, MD

Integrated Behavioral Health in Family Medicine Supports Resident Learning
by Working to Achieve the Quintuple Aim
Stephanie J. Czech, PhD; Joanne Wilkinson, MD; Tommy Chou, PhD; Ada Pariser, MD

The Pediatric Resident Mental Health Rotation: Implementing the ACGME Requirement
Alison Manning, MD; Katie Lamere, MD; Stephanie Wagner, MD, MPH; Ashley Martinez, MD; Kaathya Kashyap, BS; Suzanne McLaughlin, MD; Diane DerMarderosian, MD

Perspective: ‘Guy Stuff’: Male Adolescents and Their Physicians Gather Around the Dinner Table
Lynae Conyers, MD

PUBLIC HEALTH
Health by numbers
Alpha-gal Syndrome Surveillance in Rhode Island
Jason Garrett, BSN, MPH; Michael Gosciminski, MT, MPH; Daniela N. Quilliam, MPH; Suzanne Bornschein, MD

Vital Statistics
Zuheil AmoreseI, DEPUTY STATE REGISTRAR

Letter to the Editor
Epistemic Trust and Combating Misinformation
Paul J. Baker, MD

Books
RI advocate authors children’s book on creating safe boundaries

Heritage
Clifford Whittingham Beers: From Patient to Pioneer in the Mental Health Movement
Mary Korr

In the News   [8-page pdf]
Brown Health researchers identify key molecule behind ‘exceptional responders’ with glioblastoma

University Gastroenterology (UGI) launches clinical trials studying use of GLP-1 medications
for complex digestive diseases

Reed, Whitehouse, Magaziner, Amo announce $18M for RI medical research

Kent Hospital transformative $97M re-construction project begins

CNE introduces Butler Behavioral Health to reflect scope of care

Butler receives $1M donation to support BRaIN Program

Newport Hospital’s Noreen Stonor Drexel Birthing Center to remain open,
but requires $4.9M in annual state, philanthropic investment

AMA: Physician burnout rates are falling, specialty gaps remain
New report shows uneven progress across medical specialties, highlighting need for targeted solutions

AMA research details toll of broken medical liability system

AMA urges Congress to strengthen safeguards for AI chatbots

RIDOH announces second measles case

RIDOH highlights encouraging STI data trends and promising prevention efforts

People/Places   [5-page pdf]
Dancing with the Doctors 2026 raises $140,000 for Open Door Health, RIPHI

APPOINTMENTS
Leanne Barrett, MA, IMH-E®, named executive director of the Rhode Island Association
of Infant Mental Health

Rachel E. Beard, MD, joins CNE as division chief of hepatobiliary and pancreas surgery

Travis Cotton, MD, to lead CNE Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery Program

Thundermist appoints Jeffrey Gaines, MD, chief medical officer

RECOGNITION
South County Hospital named a 2026 Castle Connolly Top Hospital for C-Section, Spine Surgery

Women & Infants Hospital recognized among Money’s Best Hospitals for Maternity Care 2026

Rep. Bennett, Sen. Bissaillon honored by Thrive Behavioral Health

Obituaries  [2-page pdf]
Alfred Albert Arcand, MD
Thomas D. Della Torre, MD
Khodarahm “Rami” Khodarahmi, MD
James “Jim” Rudolph, MD

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