Anxiety: Triggers, Traps and Techniques
Anxiety is a feeling of worry, uneasiness and nervousness that is unpleasant, but an ordinary part of normal experience when we’re faced with uncertainty. Anxiety can also be much more
Anxiety Disorders In-Depth
In an earlier blog article, I discussed the nature of anxiety, presenting some basic information as introductory background for this article about specific anxiety disorders. Before discussing the specific anxiety
Understanding Anxiety
“Anxiety” derives from the Latin “anxietatem” and “anxious,” referring to a concerned, uneasy, troubled or anguished state of mind. Its contemporary, non-technical meaning is a feeling of worry, nervousness, or
Depression & Marital/Relational Distress – Part 2
How to Respond (To read Part 1 click here) Define the Problem A favorite professor of mine used to be fond of saying that “the solution was never found to the problem that was never defined.” The problem must be accurately identified...
Depression & Marital/Relational Distress – Part 1
In this article, I am departing from the usual method of presenting psychological information and then leaving the reader to imagine how it applies. This time, I will present “experience-near”
Public vs. Private Psychological Services
I am a Psychologist who, for the last 14 years, has been working both in the Canadian public health care system as well as the private fee-for-service sector. My roles
Are You at Risk of Depression?
“Depression” is commonly used to describe a mood or emotion, and, more technically, a symptom of a syndrome or psychological disorder. The joyless sadness of depression hardly needs description, so
What’s the difference between psychology and psychiatry? And why you should care.
The first and most common question people ask me, as a psychologist, is “what’s the difference between psychology and psychiatry?” Every psychologist hears this question. Psychologists can be put out
Psychology & Me
Psychology 101. “Psychology is defined as the scientific study of behavior.” My formal training in Psychology began with that disappointing statement. While it’s a practical, if narrow definition of the