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Client Behaviour Can Be Confusing!
Have you ever wondered if your child is really sick - or just trying to avoid attending school? Does it seem convenient that someone who is charged with a criminal...
Client Behaviour Can Be Confusing!
Have you ever wondered if your child is really sick - or just trying to avoid attending school? Does it seem convenient that someone who is charged with a criminal...
What is Alzheimer's Disease?
Two of my grandparents and my father-in-law had Alzheimer's Disease. Although I was not the primary caregiver for any of them, I found it sad and frustrating to watch them...
What is Alzheimer's Disease?
Two of my grandparents and my father-in-law had Alzheimer's Disease. Although I was not the primary caregiver for any of them, I found it sad and frustrating to watch them...
The Complexity of Schizophrenia
In 1911 a Swiss psychiatrist who headed a psychiatric hospital at Burgholzli introduced the term schizophrenia. His work, which was known as "Bleuler's four A's" involved disturbances in affect, association,...
The Complexity of Schizophrenia
In 1911 a Swiss psychiatrist who headed a psychiatric hospital at Burgholzli introduced the term schizophrenia. His work, which was known as "Bleuler's four A's" involved disturbances in affect, association,...
Don't Panic! You Are in Control!
You are sure that you are having a heart attack! You are sweating, trembling and shaking. Your heart is pounding at an accelerated rate and you have severe chest pain...
Don't Panic! You Are in Control!
You are sure that you are having a heart attack! You are sweating, trembling and shaking. Your heart is pounding at an accelerated rate and you have severe chest pain...
What is Trichotillomania?
Have you ever met someone whose eyebrows appear to be drawn on with pencil or been curious about people who have patchy bald spots on their head? Have you observed...
What is Trichotillomania?
Have you ever met someone whose eyebrows appear to be drawn on with pencil or been curious about people who have patchy bald spots on their head? Have you observed...
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
The first time that I ever heard the term Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) was in a news report about veterans of the Vietnam War. Since then, however, I have realized that the...
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
The first time that I ever heard the term Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) was in a news report about veterans of the Vietnam War. Since then, however, I have realized that the...
What If We Didn't Have Drugs?
Many individuals would lose their livelihood - like those who grow, package, transport and traffic them. The Court system and jails would likely be much emptier and less money would...
What If We Didn't Have Drugs?
Many individuals would lose their livelihood - like those who grow, package, transport and traffic them. The Court system and jails would likely be much emptier and less money would...
What Does "Informed Consent" Mean?
I recently heard the sad story of a woman who woke up from an investigative surgery to find to her horror that one of her breasts was missing. She had...
What Does "Informed Consent" Mean?
I recently heard the sad story of a woman who woke up from an investigative surgery to find to her horror that one of her breasts was missing. She had...
Sleep Problems Can Be Turned Into "Rock-a-Bye-B...
Don't think of elephants? What are you thinking about? Elephants, right? Frequently I hear clients who repeatedly state "I can't sleep". They don't realize that our brains tend to do...
Sleep Problems Can Be Turned Into "Rock-a-Bye-B...
Don't think of elephants? What are you thinking about? Elephants, right? Frequently I hear clients who repeatedly state "I can't sleep". They don't realize that our brains tend to do...
A Public or Private Matter?
I'm confused! Over the past few months there has been a great deal of controversy at both federal and provincial levels about the possibility of creating a two-tiered system of...
A Public or Private Matter?
I'm confused! Over the past few months there has been a great deal of controversy at both federal and provincial levels about the possibility of creating a two-tiered system of...
What is Your IQ?
In 1905 Alfred Binet, a psychologist, developed and published the first Intelligent Quotient (IQ) test in response to France becoming a country with education for all children. Before that the...
What is Your IQ?
In 1905 Alfred Binet, a psychologist, developed and published the first Intelligent Quotient (IQ) test in response to France becoming a country with education for all children. Before that the...
Nature Vs Nurture
One day I asked my friend, Paul, "Why are you so smart?" He replied "Well, both my parents are doctors so I inherited the genes and I was raised by...
Nature Vs Nurture
One day I asked my friend, Paul, "Why are you so smart?" He replied "Well, both my parents are doctors so I inherited the genes and I was raised by...
Understanding Depression with an Unconventional...
Frequently I hear individuals talk about being "depressed" and wonder if we this has become a term that is easy to use but not really understood. Depression is much more...
Understanding Depression with an Unconventional...
Frequently I hear individuals talk about being "depressed" and wonder if we this has become a term that is easy to use but not really understood. Depression is much more...
Anxiety - Feeding Herman is a Way to Describe t...
I'm from Saskatchewan. Sometimes people there do rather strange things! I remember going to visit a friend one time only to be delighted by the beautiful, delicious cinnamon buns that...
Anxiety - Feeding Herman is a Way to Describe t...
I'm from Saskatchewan. Sometimes people there do rather strange things! I remember going to visit a friend one time only to be delighted by the beautiful, delicious cinnamon buns that...