Monthly Archives: May 2015

18 May 2015

Understanding the Basics of Psychotropic Medication

Posted by James Driver, With 0 Comments, Category: medication, Tags: ,
I want to talk a little bit about psychotropic medications (any drugs used to treat psychiatric conditions or to affect our mind or mood) because there are a lot of people taking these drugs. While often doctors do their best to inform patients about these medications, the reality is that with the short duration of doctor’s appointments, and the fairly limited training that most GPs receive in psychological conditions, often this information is not as thorough as it could be.  I’ve met and ...

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18 May 2015

Mourning and Melancholia (but mostly just mourning)

Posted by James Driver, With 0 Comments, Category: managing feelings, Tags:
I was recently asked if I wanted to contribute to a feature in a major newspaper on the topic of bereavement. At first I thought the paper was looking for different perspectives on mourning and I would have been interested to share my thoughts about it - both what I’ve learned from my personal experience and from my work as a therapist. It turned out that what they were actually offering was a paid service, more along the lines of an infomercial where I could both talk about the topic and adve ...

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