Depression & Marital/Relational Distress – Part 2
Written on February 21, 2012 at 8:06 am, by Dr Crowhurst, (No Comments)
How to Respond (To read Part 1 click here) Define the Problem A favorite professor of mine used to be fond of saying that “the solution was never found to the problem that was never defined.” The problem must be accurately identified. In so doing, it is important to keep… [Continue Reading »]
Depression & Marital/Relational Distress – Part 1
Written on February 13, 2012 at 8:03 am, by Dr Crowhurst, (No Comments)
In this article, I am departing from the usual method of presenting psychological information and then leaving the reader to imagine how it applies. This time, I will present “experience-near” case data(part 1), first, and then discuss the psychological issues(part 2), second, and for very good reason. In my practice,… [Continue Reading »]
Why You Should Avoid Public Psychological Services . . . If you can afford to
Written on January 16, 2012 at 11:53 am, by Dr Crowhurst, (2 Comments)
I am a Psychologist who, for the last 14 years, has been working both in the Canadian public health care system as well as the private fee-for-service sector. My roles within these very different systems have given me some perspective to better understand a subject that is important but confusing… [Continue Reading »]
Are You at Risk of Depression?
Written on December 19, 2011 at 9:13 am, by Dr Crowhurst, (No Comments)
“Depression” is commonly used to describe a mood or emotion, and, more technically, a symptom of a syndrome or psychological disorder. The joyless sadness of depression hardly needs description, so common is its part in the human condition. Only its duration separates the mood from the symptom. When a feeling… [Continue Reading »]
What’s the difference between psychology and psychiatry? And why you should care.
Written on October 24, 2011 at 7:25 am, by Dr Crowhurst, (No Comments)
The first and most common question people ask me, as a psychologist, is “what’s the difference between psychology and psychiatry?” Every psychologist hears this question. Psychologists can be put out by it, but this a very fair question—especially since people don’t know what we do and how it differs from… [Continue Reading »]
Psychology & Me
Written on October 24, 2011 at 7:21 am, by Dr Crowhurst, (No Comments)
Psychology 101. “Psychology is defined as the scientific study of behavior.” My formal training in Psychology began with that disappointing statement. While it’s a practical, if narrow definition of the field, its impact was positively de-inspirational. Happily, Psychology is more than this limited vision. It aspires to understand not just… [Continue Reading »]
