“Fifteen years ago there were very few people who knew about FASD. If you were to go to court and say, ‘My son or daughter…
We live in a world of self-diagnosis. With access to online medical databases like WebMD and kidshealth.org, it is easy to type symptoms into Google,…
Clinical psychologists have a long tradition of attempting to understand what is “on the mind” of their clients by use of psychological tests. The Wechsler…
With her head bent down staring at the floor, saliva running down her chin, a woman is unable to lift her head or close her…
“Keeping you is no profit; losing you is no loss.” –slogan of the Khmer Rouge Cambodia is one of the world’s poorest countries, with 30%…
With the recent death by overdose of Cory Monteith, the issue of celebrity status and mental health is once again raised into the limelight. Reducing…
Explaining a serious illness like cancer to a child is daunting for any parent. How, when, and how much do I tell my child? Parents…
In the wake of the tragic shooting at Newtown, Connecticut, the media have renewed the focus on violence, with video games taking the spotlight. Targeted…
“It’s as though I’m in a soothing trance. I do it when I’m feeling anxious and it’s only later that I realize how much time…