Good Mental Health May Not Be What You Think
Most people seem to have some knowledge of what mental illness is, but there is a great deal of confusion about what constitutes mental health. However, when I Googled “mental health,” I was hit with a barrage of gobbledygook. I won’t repeat any of that here. A fundamental part of good mental... > read more
Check out Bell's "Let's Talk" Campaign!
Hi everyone, I want to call your attention to something that I think is really amazing – Bell’s “Let’s Talk” campaign, culminating on February 9th. In Canada and around the world, support for mental health often lags behind other physical health problems due to stigma. Case in point: just half of... > read more
Simple Steps to Reduce Stress
Stress is what happens to your body when you face a lot of either pleasant or unpleasant demands all at once or compounding over time. Here are some simple ideas to help. 1.Time out!  When you can’t see the forest for the trees, step back from your pressures. Slow down and pace yourself.... > read more
February is Psychology Month
Psychology Month is an annual national campaign to raise awareness of the role psychology plays in our lives and in our communities. The British Columbia Psychological Association would like to invite you to participate in our 2016 Psychology Month campaign. We are planning a number of initiatives... > read more
Dating and sexual activity in Canadians over 50: a pioneering frontier
Aging Canadians, like their American counterparts, are growing in numbers. Their growth is projected to accelerate rapidly over the coming years, according to Canada’s Bureau of Statistics, especially within Ontario and British Columbia (1).  Presently, more than 25% of British Columbia’s... > read more
Psychologists take lead on public group therapy
The Richmond Mental Health Outpatient services, my work place for the past twelve years, offer a wide range of groups from one-year psychodynamic to ten-week panic disorder groups. Our group program for elderly depressed and anxious patients was featured in the Vancouver Sun Although group therapy... > read more
Why does exposure to potentially traumatic events affect people differently?
It has long been recognized that people exposed to the same potentially traumatic events (PTEs) are affected differently. The majority of persons who experience a single PTE do not develop Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). They may go on to experience other disorders, such as depression;... > read more
More than words
When people think about psychology and psychologists, generally two things will pop up in their minds: medications and talk therapy. The first usually comes up because psychologists are often confused with psychiatrists , but also because, in other jurisdictions, they are allowed to prescribe... > read more
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