English: Leonard Cohen (Photo credit: Wikipedia) “I speak of a clinical depression that is the background of your entire life, a background of anguish and anxiety, a sense that nothing goes well, that pleasure is unavailable and all your strategies collapse.” …Leonard Cohen Holidays and depression This is the time of year when many people...Read More

Headlines are buzzing about the DSM-5 If you have been reading the mental health headlines over the past couple of days, then for sure you have seen at least one headline dealing with the American Psychiatric Association’s (APA) final approval of the 5th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5). According...Read More

Anticipating DSM-5… If you are a psychiatrist, psychologist, a licensed social worker, a researcher, or employed by a health insurance company or a pharmaceutical company, then you are very familiar with the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM). On the other hand, if you suffer from a mental disorder or your loved one...Read More

Recovery – “One Day At A Time” Recovery and Employment Finding gainful employment when recovering from any illness or injury can be and often is difficult. If you are a treatment professional working with people who are recovering from mental health disorders and/or addiction, then you know how important it is to include a discussion...Read More

PTSD and Addiction Post traumatic stress disorder and substance abuse often go hand in hand. Therapists working with PTSD patients will often discover/uncover that the patient also suffers from the disease of addiction, symptoms from both presenting and co-occurring. This week a new study has been published in the Journal of the American Medical Association...Read More

Have you ever thought about the healing powers of music? Perhaps you have calmed a restless infant by singing the baby to sleep or rocking the baby to music playing in the background. Or maybe you have found yourself singing a song or playing a musical instrument to soothe your own angst. Music therapists continue...Read More

Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is in the news a lot these days. We read about our veterans and the number that are diagnosed with PTSD. Researchers continue to work on new treatments for those suffering from PTSD and now some are looking at ways to help military personnel and civilians be better prepared to...Read More