3 Ways Pandemic Stress is Different From Other Types of Stress
If you’ve browsed social media at all in the past few months, you’ve almost certainly seen several people joking and posting memes about how 2020 has been the worst year. While the jokes make people laugh, they also speak to something many people are experiencing this year: chronic stress at emergency levels. As a country, we’re dealing with several major crises at once, including…
Is Online Therapy Effective?
Is Online Therapy Effective? What You Need to Know Before You Book an Appointment Since the coronavirus pandemic took hold in the United States in early 2020, the need for online therapy has been on the rise. Not only did in-person therapy become unsafe, but the pandemic itself seems to have caused a spike in mental health needs across the country. Between the lockdown,…
What Parents Need to Know About ADHD in Girls
What Parents Need to Know About ADHD in Girls For many years, both some behavioral health care professionals and the public at large believed Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) was a condition that mostly affected boys. However, new studies and a better understanding of the disorder have found that all kinds of children can develop ADHD. Still, some research indicates that up to 75 percent…
Why You Should Combine Online and In-Person Therapy
Why You Should Combine Online and In-Person Therapy The beginning of telehealth goes back to the invention of the telephone. As that technology spread, people started calling their doctors to get immediate medical advice. In the decades since, communication technology has improved in ways that those doctors could only have imagined, and telehealth has expanded alongside the technology. Online therapy has been on the…
How the Ongoing Pandemic Could Cause Agoraphobia
How the Ongoing Pandemic Could Cause Agoraphobia Although legal restrictions on certain activities are lifting throughout the country, the COVID-19 pandemic continues to rage on. These conditions could cause anxiety about leaving home, and some people could develop agoraphobia. It’s essential for people to understand what agoraphobia is so that loved ones can watch out for symptoms in one another. What is Agoraphobia? Agoraphobia…
Resources for our Patients and their Families During COVID-19
Resources for our Patients and their Families During Covid-19 We understand that this is a difficult time for you and your family. That's why CFPsych wants to provide you with resources to help you cope, improve your outlook, deal with your stress, and care for your loved ones. Below are links to resource guides, programs, and blog articles that can assist you during the…
How to Help Kids and Teens Through the Coronavirus Pandemic
How to Help Kids and Teens Through the Coronavirus Pandemic Since the novel coronavirus COVID-19 came to the United States, life has changed significantly for everyone. Parents everywhere are worried about the logistics of child care, serious financial concerns, and the physical health of loved ones. On top of all of these worries, it is normal for parents to wonder how all of this…
Managing Anxiety About Coronavirus
Managing Anxiety About Coronavirus Everywhere you turn today someone is talking about one thing and one thing only— COVID-19. This “novel” coronavirus is an especially hot topic in Massachusetts as numbers of cases continue to rise. All of this conversation around such an anxiety-inducing topic can really trigger feelings of anxiousness, confusion, or even alarm. If you have concerns about your health and coronavirus,…
What is dementia? Is it different from Alzheimer’s disease?
A common source of concern for older adults presenting for an evaluation of memory loss is fear that they have Alzheimer’s disease (AD). However, confusion often surrounds this diagnosis as many assume that AD and dementia are one and the same. While AD is a form of dementia, there are many other types of dementia, each of which have different ways of presenting, as…
10 Tips for Shaking Off the Winter Blues
We all feel down in the dumps from time to time, particularly in winter. The lack of sunlight, the cold, the snow often leads us to want to hibernate inside until the Spring! There are some things you can do to make yourself feel better. Here are some tips to help boost your mood: Make your environment brighter. Especially in winter the amount of…