hospital will take over your treatment until you are discharged; then your therapy can resume.
How To Access Professional Help People usually present themselves to their family physician first, as they already have a relationship with their doctor. Psychologists can certainly be contacted directly, but it is often useful to have a referral from your family doctor, or a friend. In either case, the physician will conduct or be asked to conduct an assessment to rule out physical causes of depression. Although some family doctors restrict their practice to psychotherapy and have received intensive training in psychotherapy • this is not often the case. The biological model of mental illness is an important element in psychiatric training and psychiatrists are well positioned to choose among a variety of antidepressant medications to fit the patient’s particular needs and situation. Psychologists are able to provide psychotherapeutic intervention but not medications. If you are a student there are psychologists and social workers available in the school boards and universities to whom you can turn in times of need. As well, there are community health centres which staff doctors, psychologists and social workers. These services are usually made available at no charge to the community. Finally, hospitals are available in times of crisis and psychiatrists and psychologists will be available to determine if an admission is appropriate.
Chapter 9 Managing Anger at Work and at Home Dr. Iris Jackson Anger is one of the most powerful emotions that we feel. It is as powerful as love. Many people view anger as a negative emotion, mainly because it is an extremely uncomfortable emotion to most people. However, I don’t believe that any of our emotions are inherently negative. Anger is very energizing and when it is well directed,