Music therapy is described as a type of therapy that utilises music and musical elements to promote, maintain and restore mental, physical and emotional health. One area of health restoration in which music therapy has been implemented widely has been
Quality of life concerns for children with OCD
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) can be an extremely debilitating and troublesome mental illness. Although most children have worries, a child with OCD may become so preoccupied with their thoughts that they may become obsessions. The content of these obsessions generally
Social Media -Friend or Foe?
In keeping with the technology in psychology theme, the current blog aims to decipher whether social media is a truly a useful addition to our lives or if it is becoming more of problem than it is worth. Given the
Is technology the key to solving mental health care access problems?
In today’s society, an estimated 20% of Canadians will personally experience some form of mental illness. Psychotherapy has been shown time and time again as being the most effective treatment for most forms of mental illness. Psychotherapy is traditionally provided
UBC study finds men to be more stigmatizing about their own depression than women
Many if not all of us will have some experience with depression in our lifetime. If not personally, we are likely to know someone who has been affected by the illness. Major depressive disorder affects approximately 8% the adult Canadian
Is Psychological Research in Peril?
Much about what we know about human behaviour and cognition comes from psychological research. This research informs much of what we know about the human condition and influences how we promote optimum psychological functioning and how we treat mental illness.
Making a vacation a vacation
As we edge out of winter and descend into the brighter months, many of us are beginning to think about and plan our vacations. Most of us that are fortunate enough to get away in the coming months hope and
The role of Psychology in wider Healthcare Practice
Psychology as a discipline has contributed significantly to most if not all other related and unrelated disciplines. As psychology is most broadly defined as the study of the mind and behaviour psychological research can yield extremely useful and practical information
Changing negative stereotypes in the classroom and beyond
The classroom can be an extremely influential setting. Outside of a child’s home, it is where they absorb much of what they know about the world, it is where they establish their early relationships and it is where they develop
Hearing Colours and Seeing Smells
Hearing colours and seeing smells might sound to some like some kind of science-fiction superpower but it is actually a very common experience. Synaesthesia is the term used to describe the sensation of one sense, triggering another. Experiences of synaesthesia