Nancy Lachapelle, PhD

Depression is characterized by persistent feelings of sadness and emptiness, diminished interest or pleasure, irritability, insomnia or hypersomnia, loss of appetite or ...

Everyone feels anxious and "stressed out" from time-to-time. However, clinical anxiety causes significant emotional distress and leads to significant impairment in daily living...

Stress is a fact of life. "Good stress" is usually acute, temporary and resolvable. This kind of stress motivates your "personal best" performance. "Bad stress" is more likely due to circum-