Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)

Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)

The Worrier  – Be Vigilant! Core Diagnostic Criteria Excessive anxiety and worry (apprehensive expectation), occurring more days than not for at least 6 months, about a number of events or activities (such as work or school performance, finances, relationships,...
Wellness Wednesdays: Eating Disorders

Wellness Wednesdays: Eating Disorders

  “Clinical psychologist Dr. John Petersen with Family Psychology of South Bend discusses healthy ways to understand and combat eating disorders for this week’s Wellness Wednesday.” – Lindsay Stone, WNDU News Anchor When Lindsay Stone and I agreed...
Disrespectful Child

Disrespectful Child

The article below was first written by Dr. Petersen for GoodTherapy.org and is published by them at http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/respect/. It is reproduced here with permission. If you are concerned about your child’s disrespectful behavior, you have probably tried...
Anatomy of Marriage

Anatomy of Marriage

Divorce and marital satisfaction are not in the stars or a matter of luck. They are highly predictable. In fact it is embarrassingly rare for clinical psychology to be able to predict much, but divorce and marriage satisfaction is are stunning exceptions. Jon...