There has been extensive promotion of research models of psychotherapy, largely due to the demand from certain industries for evidence based practice. The problem with psychotherapy research is not necessarily in the research itself but in the superficial application of whatever evidence one can glean from the research. There is now a growing concern […]
Issues in Student Mental Health
There as been great concern over the past ten years about the growing need for student mental health support in universities. The underlying reasons for the increase in distress in university students has not been well elucidated. Some people like to attribute the increased need to an increased number of students with emotional difficulties getting […]
McGill University is wasting Bell $500,000 donation
The announcement that Bell is donating $500,000 to McGill for use in Mental Health was met with excitement. The use of the funds to develop online screening should be met with confusion. The value of online screening has to be suspect. Most screening tools are highly inaccurate. Part of the problem is that screening […]