Garth Kroeker

Here's a site which has a good selection of  free personality questionnaires: http://similarminds.com/personality_tests.html I find ...

Many people use the term "antisocial" in daily language to describe a feeling of not wanting to socialize, or of reclusiveness. In...

I continue to feel this whole subject--of borderline personality-- is a dicey one to wade into, but I didn't want to be avoiding it eith...

There are many patients I have seen who have had some mixture of the following symptoms or experiences: 1) sudden, intense shifts of mood, o...

The area of personality disorders is a sensitive one. Many people find this type of diagnostic labeling pejorative, judgmental, or insultin...

Sleep problems can be frustrating and exhausting. Sometimes a person can have trouble sleeping for no apparent reason, and with no other ass...

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a common anxiety disorder. It is characterized by recurrent, bothersome mental or behavioural habits...

The area of addiction and substance abuse is challenging for me. One simple definition of addiction is "continuing a behaviour despite ...

I have neglected so far to discuss a very important diagnostic category: bipolar disorder. In bipolar disorder, there can be episodes of se...

When we discuss causation, it is important to consider that every individual has his or her own story, perhaps his or her own unique causati...

In my experience, everyone I've seen has a unique and individual experience of depression, in terms of their associated thoughts, and th...