by Randi Fredricks, Ph.D. | Aug 31, 2017 | Uncategorized |
Depression among caregivers is so common that there is a term for it: caregiver depression. This particular type of depression can take a serious toll on a caregiver and affect the caregiver’s ability to care for a loved one. Although the bulk of research involving...
by Randi Fredricks, Ph.D. | Aug 17, 2017 | Uncategorized |
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. | Apr 9, 2017 | Uncategorized |
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...
by Randi Fredricks, Ph.D. | Feb 7, 2017 | Uncategorized |
A psychotherapist’s approach to therapy is as unique as they are. Most professional therapists are educated in a number of approaches. This psychotherapeutic orientation combines with the therapist’s personality and a style eventually develops. There are a number of...
by Randi Fredricks, Ph.D. | Nov 12, 2016 | Uncategorized |
When you’re overcome by heart-stopping panic, overwhelmed by fear, or tired from numerous sleepless nights spent worrying, you may be tempted do just about anything to get relief. While there is no question that anxiety can be disabling, is medication the best...
by Randi Fredricks, Ph.D. | Sep 11, 2016 | Uncategorized |
A life cycle describes the different stages that a living organism goes through during its lifetime. The duration and number of life stages differ from specie to specie. German-born American psychologist Erik Erikson developed an elaborate theory of human development...
