Category Archives: Research

Captain’s Log: Status Update

Depression is a bitch. I’ve been thinking a lot about my life lately. Suicide feels more and more like a viable option as time goes on. People who say they love me and that I love in return keep telling me that it isn’t worth it and that everything will get better soon if I just keep at it. But what …

Mental Health Awareness Week – University of Saskatchewan

The first week of November marks Mental Health Awareness Week at the U of S, an initiative organized by the University of Saskatchewan Students' Union (USSU) along with many other units on campus. “This week is not …

Study finds Cognitive Behavioral Treatment exacerbates CFS/ME symptoms

Therapy was effective in remediating the young person’s mood difficulties, but appeared to exacerbate their CFS/ME symptoms. Therefore, it is crucial that CFS/ME and mood treatments are designed and trialed to ensure a complementary approach. Good communication and joint working between involved pro …

How to Treat Borderline Personality Disorder (Part 2) | Psych Central …

This negative view is destructive to treatment. As soon as the therapist views the patient negatively, the therapist is feeding into one of the patient's unhealthy “modes” (see How to treat Borderline Personality Disorder (Part 1).

Trudeau Mania

I am old enough to remember Trudeau mania part 1. I was around 8 when I first saw Pierre Elliot Trudeau at the train station while he was doing his whistle stop campaign. I was very naïve about politics as a child. I grew up in New Brunswick and the only prime minster I ever knew was Pierre Elliot T …