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Is the use of antidepressants really rising dramatically?
The increased use of antidepressants over the past two decades has usually been seen as a pointer towards higher rates of depression or an over-diagnosis of depression. In the US, especially, figures...
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The importance of telling the difference between guilt and shame
Two of our strongest and potentially most crippling emotions are also two of our most easily confused emotions: guilt and shame. The issue at play here, though, is more important that simply...
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Who’s most at-risk of anxiety disorders?
According to new research you’re more at risk of suffering with anxiety if you are a woman and if you’re under 35. The UK review, which analysed more than 1200 studies from around the world and...
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Dr Ingo Lambrecht joins The Nutters Club
Dr Ingo Lambrecht is the latest member of Robert St Clinic’s community to take to the “nutcracker” seat on Newstalk ZB’s Sunday night Nutters Club programme. The show is hosted by “head nut” Mike King...
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Using behaviour to break the spiral of depression
We talk a lot in this blog about the cyclical nature of depression and anxiety – how the way you feel controls the way you act, and the way you act then controls the way you feel. This cycle can easily...
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Online porn addiction: How to tell shame from compulsion
The prevalence of online pornography and our increasing reliance on the internet for everyday tasks, entertainment and communication is creating a growing issue around the harmful effect that porn can...
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Why switching off can be hard – even when you’re feeling burnt out at work
It’s now exactly 30 years since classic 80s movie Ferris Bueller’s Day Off gave us the immortal line, “Life moves pretty fast – if you don’t stop and look around for a while, you could miss it” – but...
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Covid-19 Update: Robert Street Clinic moves to Online Therapy
Here at the Robert Street Clinic we’ve been thinking about what to make of the current Covid-19 situation, and the first thing we want you to know is: We’re all in this together and we’ve been busy...
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Covid-19 Update: Level Four
The Robert Street Clinic has already moved all appointments online for all clients, and will be continuing with that response as we as a country move into “Covid-19 Threat Level Four.“ All existing...
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Covid-19 Update: Level Two
Well, we made it through Lockdown! As of Thursday May the 14th the Robert Street Clinic will be once more able to see clients on site. To request an appointment please contact us. The Clinic is both...
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