by Dr. Rick | Apr 6, 2014 | Mental Illness
I WANT TO GO TO PARADISE Emma just returned from another psychiatric appointment. She was now on her 3rd antidepressant. The others hadn’t worked. Last month she went to the hormone and thyroid specialist and was now taking several supplements. Diligently she...
by Dr. Rick | Oct 13, 2013 | Mental Illness
On Saturday Afternoon Session of the 183rd Semiannual General Conference Elder Jeffry R. Holland spoke on mental illness and emotional problems. Wow was I impressed! As a psychologist, I’ve been to a lot of workshops, college courses, etc etc about mental...
by Dr. Rick | Sep 22, 2013 | Mental Illness
In despair, Joe called – He suffers from severe depression and is often suicidal. – the young man reassured me he has taken his guns to his parents’ home. I could hear the panic in his voice as he described the world around him crumbling – He...
by Dr. Rick | Sep 15, 2013 | Mental Illness, Self-Reliance
As part of Heavenly Father’s plan of redemption, all of us experience adversity. Trials, disappointments, sadness, sickness, and emotional problems are a difficult part of everyone’s life. By learning to approach these problems in the Lord’s way we...
by Dr. Rick | Sep 8, 2013 | Mental Illness
A STORY OF A PROPHET As you read this story, guess who is the “Apostle ?” –soon to be prophet- the story is talking about. On November 9, 1962, “Apostle ?” with a heavy heart, and Brother Stover left from the Salt Lake Airport for Europe....
by Dr. Rick | Aug 25, 2013 | Anatomy of a Soul 101, Mental Illness, Personal Growth, Study of Evil - Satan
“I’m Jesus, God has sent me to call you to repentance.” The middle age man was in the Weber County Jail medical cell. He rambled on -quoting scriptures etc etc. He refuses medications. “There is no God. I use to believe that nonsense, but not...
