by Randi Fredricks, Ph.D. | Aug 17, 2017 | Anxiety, Depression, Eating Disorders |
Research has shown that obesity markedly increases the risk of depression. One study of more than 9,000 adults concluded that depression, and other mood and anxiety disorders, were about 25% more common in the obese people studied than in the non-obese. Several...
by Randi Fredricks, Ph.D. | Jul 1, 2017 | Addiction, Anxiety, Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Herbal Medicine |
Over the past couples of decades, the U.S. opioid epidemic has been associated with over 300,000 lives. Numerous interventions have been tried and some researchers claim that kratom, an herbal psychoactive drug that is presently unregulated, might help some people...
by Randi Fredricks, Ph.D. | Jun 1, 2017 | Addiction, Depression, Relationships |
Digital addiction is a behavioral disorder where an individual experiences compulsive use of digital technology, most notably cell phone addiction, internet addiction gaming addiction. It is a term that is often used to describe a person whose interaction with...
by Randi Fredricks, Ph.D. | May 5, 2017 | Anxiety, Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Depression, Eating Disorders, Nutrition |
The influence of diet in causing and preventing physiological and psychological disorders is well established, as is the importance of vitamins, minerals and other nutrients in maintaining health. Nutritionists go one step further by using diet and nutritional...
by Randi Fredricks, Ph.D. | Apr 9, 2017 | Anxiety, Depression, Grief, Psychotherapy |
There’s a huge debate among mental health professional as to whether grief can actually ever be overcome. Those who argue that it cannot claim that the best that we can hope for when processing grief is that it be managed. Either way, there are things that a grieving...
