by Randi Fredricks, Ph.D. | Feb 19, 2023 | Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Counseling, Depression, Sleep |
Americans are known to be sleep deprived, but those with psychiatric conditions are even more likely to be so. According to sleep research, chronic sleep problems affect 50 to 80% of patients in the U.S. with a psychiatric disorder, compared with 10 to 18% of the...
by Randi Fredricks, Ph.D. | Jan 11, 2023 | Anxiety Treatment, Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Depression, Herbal Medicine, PTSD |
Medicinal cannabis has received increased research attention over recent years due to loosening global regulatory standards. With respect to personal use, contemporary consumers of cannabis report (as accessed via meta-analysis of patient usage data) that anxiety...
by Randi Fredricks, Ph.D. | Dec 7, 2022 | Anxiety Treatment, Psychotherapy, Stress Management |
Everyone experiences stress and anxiety at one time or another. The difference between them is that stress is a response to a threat in a specific situation. Anxiety is a reaction to the stress. Because of this, therapies and treatments that are effective in reducing...
by Randi Fredricks, Ph.D. | Nov 6, 2022 | Anxiety Treatment, Counseling, Depression, Grief, Psychotherapy |
Grief and depression are similar, sharing some of the same symptoms. Yet each is a distinct experience and understanding the distinction is important for several reasons. For many people, receiving a diagnosis of depression and seeking treatment can be literally...
by Randi Fredricks, Ph.D. | Oct 7, 2022 | Anxiety Treatment, Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Counseling, Nutrition, Psychotherapy, Stress Management |
Over the past three decades, complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) has become increasingly popular. For people with anxiety, complementary health approaches (CHAs) have become a viable option. In the treatment of anxiety disorders, the goal of CAM is to...
