Child’s Mental Health during Covid-19
The stress, fear, grief, isolation and uncertainty created by Covid-19 can wear anyone down, but many children and teenagers have had an especially tough time coping emotionally. As more people are receiving vaccines, there is some growing hope that the pressures of the pandemic will ease, but the struggles and losses of the past year […]
What Is Seasonal Affective Disorder?
Seasonal Affective Disorder (or SAD) is a type of depression that can make people feel less energetic, moody, and distressed during the colder parts of the year. It generally begins at the same time every year, especially in the autumn and winter months. In less frequent cases, it can occur in spring and early summer. […]
Tackling Seasonal Affective Disorder During a Pandemic
With the weather turning colder and the COVID-19 pandemic, the stress you are feeling is very real. COVID-19 has taken a toll on our mental health, no matter who we are. Now add the weather turning colder and the days going darker, and it may feel that you are starting to lose control of your […]
What Is Mental Health?
Mental health refers to cognitive, behavioural and emotional well-being. It is about how people think, feel and behave. Mental health can affect daily living, relationships and physical health. It can also affect factors in people’s lives and interpersonal connections. Physical factors can also contribute to mental health. Conditions such as stress, depression and anxiety can […]
Is it Possible to Develop ADHD in Adulthood
How does an adult who feels scattered, inattentive, restless or overwhelmed know if they have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)? This is a challenging question for adults who don’t feel they had the symptoms when they were younger. Does this mean they’ve developed ADHD as an adult? Was it missed when they were a child? […]
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is a type of depression that’s related to changes in the season, it begins and ends at about the same times every year. If you are like most people with SAD, your symptoms may start in the fall and continue into the winter months, sapping your energy and making you feel […]
How Does Your Brain Process Emotions?
As research becomes more advanced and as individuals are increasingly seen as part of a greater context, psychotherapy incorporates this new knowledge to improve the understanding of how the mind and emotions function. Studying the neurobiology of the brain is, therefore, providing additional avenues for further research as well as allowing current therapeutic techniques a […]
How to Cope With Job Loss during COVID-19
Thousands of people have become unemployed since mid-march 2020 as businesses continue to navigate a struggling economy amid the coronavirus pandemic. A dramatic, indefinite shift like this is anxiety-provoking under normal circumstances, but add a global pandemic and ongoing social distancing orders, and it may feel like the world is coming to an end. If […]
How Do I Choose Between Medication and Therapy
Medications, therapy and their combination have been shown to help people with emotional or behavioural problems. Different kinds of problems will respond differently to various treatments, so choosing the right treatment can be complicated. Your choice of treatment should be based on the best available scientific evidence, as well as your willingness to try these […]
You Are Not Alone in Feeling Lonely
Loneliness affects us all. A recent report suggested half of us feel lonely at least one day a week. One in three young people aged 18-25 say they feel lonely at least three times a week, and research suggests millions of people feel lonely. Almost a quarter of us now live alone. While that doesn’t […]