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Create Your “Feel Good” Daily Routine in 5 Steps

Children Mental Health, General, Teen Mental Health

If you were to look back on your life, chances are your thoughts would travel back to those milestone moments and big days like graduating, getting married, or that iconic summer holiday trip you went on with your best friends! Granted, some hardships and challenging...

Normal Aging versus Dementia

Depression, General, Geriatric Psychiatry

According to the Alzheimer Society of Canada, if you are experiencing difficulties with memory, know that they may not be signs of dementia. It could be memory loss as a part of normal aging. What is aging? Aging is a natural process of our lives. As we age, we...

4 Common Relationship Mistakes to Avoid

General, Relationships

Here’s a simple truth about life: it’s not perfect, nor are we. That includes our relationships with friends, family, and romantic partners. We fight, argue, get on each other’s nerves, and go through ups and downs. What differentiates couples who...

Psychotherapy and Technology

General

According to the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), technology has opened a new frontier in mental health care and data collection. Mobile devices like cell phones, smartphones, and tablets are giving the public, healthcare providers, and researchers new ways...

Psychiatric Medication Management: What To Expect?

General, Psychiatrist, Psychiatrist vs. Psychologist, Psychologist

From the earliest years of our lives, we learn to take care of our physical health, whether by doing sports, eating “an apple a day”, or going to doctor’s appointments. However, we don’t place the same importance on looking after our mental...

New Year’s Resolutions and Mental Health

Anxiety, General, Teen Mental Health

According to the American Psychiatric Association, Three-quarters (76%) of Americans were heading into 2024 with a New Year’s resolution in mind, and after three years of similar polling, the number of Americans making resolutions focused on mental health stayed...

Light Therapy – Treatment for Depression

Depression, General

According to Julie Corliss at Harvard Medical School, the transition from fall to winter means grayer skies, shorter days, and for some people, the return of seasonal affective disorder. With the apropos acronym of SAD, this disorder has symptoms similar to depression...

Emotional Intelligence

General

What is emotional intelligence? According to Kendra Cherry, MSEd, at Very Well Mind, emotional intelligence (EI or EQ for “emotional quotient”) is the ability to perceive, interpret, demonstrate, control, evaluate, and use emotions to communicate with and...

Understanding Psychiatric Medication Management

General, Geriatric Psychiatry, Psychiatrist, Psychiatrist vs. Psychologist, Psychologist

Treating different mental health conditions focuses on talk therapy or counseling and taking medication that can help you achieve chemical balance in your brain. However, when using such drugs, it’s vital to do so under professional supervision. Why? We all have...

What Is Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)?

General, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

Mainstream media often paints an inaccurate picture of people with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) as pretty eccentric individuals who need to keep their environment clean, wash their hands excessively, and worry just about anything. While this stereotype has a...