What to Expect From Individual Therapy

Aligning client expectations with the role of mental health providers is important because it helps build a rapport between clients and therapists. That rapport is not only important for trust-building but also critical for achieving optimal treatment outcomes. In the ideal circumstance, effective i...

What Role Does OCD Play in Addiction?

  Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is an anxiety disorder whereby a person has unreasonable fears and anxiety due to repeated and compulsive thoughts. OCD patients participate in repetitive, compulsive activities such as counting things, hand washing and arranging belongings. Performing thes...

The Problem With Overdiagnosis in Psychiatry

Human suffering is a widespread issue that is not fully understood by the field of psychiatry. Practitioners don’t always know all of the answers. Practitioners and clinicians may air on the side of caution, feeling that the risk of under-diagnosing a client outweighs the dangers of over-diag...