Garth Kroeker

The norm in mental health practice has wisely been to stay out of politics for the most part, except when it comes to mental health advocacy...

Johnson et al. have published an interesting article in the August 2011 edition of The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry (pp. 447-456) in which...

Chmielewski et al. have published an article in the September 2011 edition of the Canadian Journal of Psychiatry in which they show that b...

So-called "mindfulness" techniques have been recommended in the treatment of a variety of problems, including chronic physical pai...

Atypical antipsychotics are frequently prescribed to treat symptoms of anxiety and depression. They can be used in the treatment of generali...

Omega-3 fatty acids are present in a variety of foods. The fatty acids EPA and DHA are present mainly in fish such as salmon, herring, macke...

Self-injurious behaviour is common. Cutting skin is probably the most common specific behaviour, but there are many other varieties of self...

Here's yet another interesting therapy style. A lot of these different styles influenced "my own" style with patients, which I...

We have "emotional reservoirs" of different types. Some supply "energy", others supply "calm", "happines...

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...