The COVID-19 pandemic changed the way we live, work, and socialize. But for older adults—a population highly vulnerable to the health effects of the virus—it’s been an especially difficult journey. As the…
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What is systemic therapy? Systemic therapy is a form of psychotherapy that focuses on how an individual’s personal relationships, behavior patterns, and life choices are interconnected with the issues they face…
Even after your other symptoms from COVID-19 have gone away, you might experience sadness, fatigue, and other signs of depression. Scientists are still studying how COVID can affect the brain in some people…
When I first entered the mental health field, I did not see physical pain as something I would treat. I understood that many of the individuals I encountered were dealing…
When someone likes things just so or always seems to have their home in perfect condition, others may say “he is so OCD.” But OCD — obsessive-compulsive disorder — isn’t…
In a recent study published in the journal JAMA Network Open, researchers investigate age-related disparities in anxiety and depression during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Background In the ten years…
When you experience obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), it can feel like you are trapped in a never-ending loop of intrusive, obsessional thoughts and compulsive behaviours that take your time, energy, and inner peace….
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) share symptoms of unwanted thoughts that lead to anxiety and distress. Despite this, the two conditions have significant differences that help tell…
Psychodynamic psychotherapy, also known as psychoanalytic psychotherapy, is enjoying a renaissance. Founded by Sigmund Freud and crew, psychoanalysis was the dominant form of therapy throughout the 20th century. Its popularity waned over the years as…
Mark Zuckerberg launched TheFacebook at Harvard University in February 2004. Days later, 650 students had made accounts. Today, there are roughly two billion daily active users. Concurrent with Facebook’s meteoric…
It wasn’t until the 19th century that French and German scientists began to study human behavior in adaptive terms. A new paradigm emerged that labeled problems as “disorders”. That was the beginning…
For many LGBTQ people, support and affirmation in an environment where they feel safe and seen can make all the difference when it comes to mental health outcomes. Now, new…
In 2020 alone, more than 46% of adults in the United States received some sort of mental health treatment, whether therapy, medication, or self-led treatment. Therapy is one of the most effective…
More than 150 anti-LGBTQ bills have either been pre-filed or introduced across 23 states so far in 2023, according to nonprofit organization The Trevor Project. These policies themselves — and…
In talk therapy, words matter. Psychotherapists must not only choose their words carefully, but also decide how and when to say them. “These are choices every clinician has to make,…
Employee mental health is drawing more news coverage as companies recognize that worker depression and anxiety hurt their bottom line as well. Three experts discuss the new emphasis by the Surgeon…
Grief is something nearly everyone will experience at some point in their lives. It can be overwhelming and confusing, and it can make the death of a loved one difficult…
A majority of LGBTQ students in every state except two said they sought mental health care but were unable to access it, according to a Trevor Project report. In Vermont and…
Psychiatry must be the weirdest business on earth. If it had not been a monopoly, but an enterprise with true competitors, it would have gone bankrupt decades ago. Psychiatry does…
We may have gone some way as a society towards destigmatising conversations about mental health, but we still have a lot of work to do when it comes to tackling the…
