In most professions in life, average implies not too bad. One isn’t getting the best, but hopefully one isn’t getting badly treated. The average car mechanic will be perfectly good at doing an oil change or general repairs. The average family doctor will be able to handle most common ailments, like high blood pressure, sore […]
The Problem With Research Models of Psychotherapy
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 […]
Depression in Adolescents and Young Adults
Diagnosing and treating depression in the late adolescent/early adult period can be complicated and confusing. Research models provide some important data, but the research has to be interpreted through proper clinical acumen. The DSM system has given us guidelines to diagnosis, but in this age group, as in others, many patients don’t fit cleanly […]