Mental Health News

Fighting suicide one life at a time Sep 8, 2010 - Ottawa Citizen Much is said about the mystery that is suicide; the fatal crash that often leaves no black box. Denise Linnay, 62, however, is very clear-eyed about a suicide attempt in the ...

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Internet 'can help fight depression' Sep 8, 2010 - Economic Times WASHINGTON: Internet can help teenagers fight depression, says a study by an Indian-origin researcher. Dr Suvena Sethi of the University of Sydney and his colleagues have found ...

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Mental illness alone not linked to violence Sep 7, 2010 - Reuters (Reuters) - Mental illnesses like schizophrenia or bipolar disorder alone do not make people more violent, but the tendency of people with psychiatric problems to abuse drugs or ...

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Suicides, depression cost Japan billions Sep 7, 2010 - Toronto Sun TOKYO - Suicides and depression cases in Japan last year cost the country 2.7 trillion yen (just over $32.1 billion) when taking into account lost income and compensation claims, ...

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More and more Ontarians need help Sep 7, 2010 - Toronto SUn Providing treatment for problem gambling is an escalating challenge. When provincial governments began legalizing casinos and VLTs in the early 1990s, operators made a boatload ...

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Designing your own workspace improves health, happiness and productivity Sep 7, 2010 - EurekAlert Employees who have control over the design and layout of their workspace are not only happier and healthier — they're also up to 32% more productive, according to new research ...

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Annual salary of 50k pound 'can buy happiness' Sep 7, 2010 - Economic Times LONDON: All those who say money can't buy happiness may have to bite their tongues, as a new study by American scientists suggests that 50,000 pounds can buy you all the joy you ...

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Holidays don't make you any happier! Sep 7, 2010 - Times of India A scientific study has found that those who go on holidays are not usually happy when they come back. Dutch academic Jeroen Nawijn, of Erasmus University, Rotterdam, ...

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No longer invisible Sep 6, 2010 - Ottawa Citizen The dismal state of mental-health services in Ontario and across Canada is no secret to families so afflicted, and for years these suffering people have been pleading with ...

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Sunday Shopping Linked With Less Happiness Sep 6, 2010 - NY Times How do you spend your Sunday? For many, this traditional day of rest and churchgoing has become a day to shop, but it may be taking a toll on happiness. Researchers from DePaul ...

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A documentary that refuses to whisper about suicide Sep 5, 2010 - Ottawa Citizen Suicide is a word we still whisper. Therein lies an old problem — how to create dialogue between the silent and the quietly screaming. We have chosen, badly perhaps, an ...

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LHINs under the microscope Sep 4, 2010 - Windsor Star When the Ontario government set out to decentralize health care and give decision-making powers to local authorities five years ago, the change was met with praise and ...

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Sleepy teens eat more fat: study Sep 2, 2010 - CBC Teens who sleep less than eight hours on weeknights tend to eat more fatty foods than those who doze longer, researchers have found. The sleep study involved 240 Cleveland ...

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Even After Leaving Abuser, Moms' Mental Health Declines Sep 2, 2010 - Business Week Even after escaping a violent or controlling relationship, a mother's mental health may continue to decline, a new study finds. Ohio State University researchers analyzed data ...

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How Much Happiness Can Money Buy? Survey Says... Sep 2, 2010 - CBS News Money really can buy happiness, but only about $75,000 worth, if you believe the results of a new study. It found that the happiest Americans are those with an annual household ...

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Move to rich country, not key to happiness Sep 2, 2010 - UPI LEICESTER, England, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- Immigrants who move to a wealthy country may not achieve the happiness they expect from making a larger income, British researchers ...

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Young adult mental health problems linked to little sleep Sep 1, 2010 - Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) TONY EASTLEY: There's more evidence this morning of the need to get a decent night's sleep. New Australian research shows that young adults who get very little sleep are much ...

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Ontario’s mental-health system needs to be fixed now Sep 1, 2010 - Globe and Mail What a cruel juxtaposition of events. Last Thursday, a committee of the Ontario Legislature released a hard-hitting report on the need to fundamentally transform the ...

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Scientists Probe Sleep Deprivation, Depression Links Aug 31, 2010 - ABC News When numerous studies began to suggest that those suffering from the debilitating affects of postpartum depression were helped by sleep deprivation, many women were ...

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Study Shows SAMe May Ease Depression Aug 31, 2010 - NY Times A popular dietary supplement called SAMe may help depressed patients who don’t respond to prescription antidepressant treatment, a new study shows. SAMe stands for S-adenosyl ...

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Hoarding can indicate depression Aug 31, 2010 - Toronto Star Dan looks surprisingly relaxed sitting in a wheelchair outside his apartment, waiting for the door to be opened on his life. He flinches as a team of "extreme ...

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The right to refuse wellness Aug 30, 2010 - Toronto Star On the streets, we see homeless men and women engrossed in soliloquies or flailing at their demons. Behind closed doors, the burden of mental illness can be more private but no ...

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Animal hoarding results in tragic consequences Aug 29, 2010 - Calgary Herald Neighbours usually notice the smell first. An unfathomably wretched ammonia stench seeps into the floors and poisons the frame. Most times, these homes can't be saved. Neither ...

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Alzheimer's caregivers suffer severe stress, depression Aug 27, 2010 - Vancouver Sun Philip Seth is one of the two million Canadians providing informal care to an aged relative -- in Philip's case his 88-year-old mother. On Thursday, the Canadian Institute for ...

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Caregivers suffering depression, rage Aug 27, 2010 - Globe and Mail Nearly 40 per cent of family members caring for a loved one with dementia suffer from such signs of distress as depression, rage and an inability to cope, new research ...

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Caregivers suffering depression, rage Aug 27, 2010 - Globe and Mail Nearly 40 per cent of family members caring for a loved one with dementia suffer from such signs of distress as depression, rage and an inability to cope, new research ...

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Key to happiness is mates and kids, UBC researcher asserts Aug 27, 2010 - Vancouver Sun A University of B.C. psychology professor and his colleagues have created a model for human happiness that serves as a direct assault on North America's often narcissistic ...

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Coyle: Mental health ‘crisis has arrived’ say MPPs Aug 27, 2010 - Toronto Star Twenty-one pages. That’s all it took to describe unspeakable human pain, a problem deeper and wider than even seasoned MPPs imagined, and to make 23 recommendations that ...

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Report urges changes to mental health care in Ont. Aug 27, 2010 - Canadian Press TORONTO — Ontario's "fractured" system for dealing with those struggling with mental health and addiction problems needs a "radical transformation" if ...

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Taking action to improve child and youth mental health in Ontario Aug 27, 2010 - NewsWire.ca The Provincial Centre of Excellence for Child and Youth Mental Health at CHEO (the Centre) applauds the provincial government's recommendations in "Navigating the Journey to ...

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Smoking linked to increased depression in teens Aug 27, 2010 - Toronto Sun Despite thoughts that smoking a cigarette will help them fight the blues, teenagers may actually increase depressive symptoms by doing so, according to a new study conducted by ...

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Can Preschoolers Be Depressed? Aug 26, 2010 - NY Times Kiran didn’t seem like the type of kid parents should worry about. “He was the easy one,” his father, Raghu, a physician, says. “He always wanted to please.” Unlike ...

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Study links poverty to depression among mothers Aug 26, 2010 - Washington Post More than half of babies in poverty are being raised by mothers who show symptoms of mild to severe depression, potentially creating problems in parenting and in child ...

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Mentally ill help doctors, drugs do their jobs Aug 25, 2010 - Ottawa Citizen Thursday is a special day at the Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre. The inmates, we josh, are taking over the asylum. Well, the auditorium, for sure. A lecture is being held ...

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Study tries new approach to homeless Aug 24, 2010 - CBC A hotel for the homeless has opened in downtown Vancouver as part of a national effort to reduce the number of people living on Canadian streets. The Bosman Hotel on Howe ...

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Be a better parent – and improve your child's mental health Aug 24, 2010 - Guardian As a parent it can sometimes feel as if you are drowning in conflicting information about your child's requirements; what they should be eating, what they should be learning. But ...

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A terrible disease Aug 24, 2010 - Ottawa Citizen Depression won't kill you but the effects of it might. There is a dangerous period, sometimes two weeks to a few months, at the beginning of a depressive episode, when the new ...

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'Happiness' Is More Complex Than You Might Think Aug 23, 2010 - NPR Most people strive to be happy, but take a look at the overflowing self-help shelves in bookstores — happiness can be pretty elusive. In her new book, Exploring Happiness: From ...

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Mental Illness Accounts for Large Portion of ED Resources Aug 21, 2010 - PsychiatricNews ED visits billed as uninsured were two to four times less likely to result in hospital admission, depending on the type of mental health condition. About 1 in 8 emergency ...

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Yoga protects the brain from depression Aug 21, 2010 - Telegraph UK Researchers have found that three sessions of the exercise a week can help fight off depression as it boosts levels of a chemical in the brain which is essential for a sound and ...

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More mental disorders treated with drugs only Aug 20, 2010 - Reuters More Americans with psychiatric conditions are being treated with drugs alone compared with a decade ago, while "talk therapy" -- either by itself or in combination with ...

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Special K could cure depression: study Aug 20, 2010 - Toronto Sun Once a horse tranquilizer, then a popular dance club drug, now a banned recreational substance, ketamine could be the long sought-after cure for depression, a new study ...

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Depression often comes with brief, milder mania Aug 20, 2010 - USA Today Nearly 40% of Americans with major depression also have brief but recurring episodes of manic behavior, a new study suggests. Researchers at the U.S. National Institute of ...

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'Magic drug' gives hope to bipolar patients Aug 20, 2010 - Postmedia News A new antidepressant being tested in Canada appears to do what no other drug can -- increase connections between brain cells within hours to swiftly improve symptoms. The ...

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Younger children more likely to get ADHD diagnosis Aug 18, 2010 - Canadian Press TORONTO — Kids who are younger than their classmates are more likely to be diagnosed with or treated for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, two new U.S. studies have ...

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Health visitors 'can stop post-natal depression' Aug 18, 2010 - BBC Women who are given psychological support by specially trained health visitors are less likely to develop post-natal depression, says a report. The findings are in a study, ...

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Researchers identify brain areas key to inherited anxiety disorder Aug 17, 2010 - Toronto Star When a child encounters strangers, it is normal for him to freeze and be quiet for a few moments. When that child’s reaction lasts too long or he is too apprehensive, he may ...

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Track health effects of Gulf oil spill, MDs urge Aug 17, 2010 - CBC Doctors treating patients along the Gulf Coast should be on the lookout for health effects from the oil spill, two U.S. health experts say in Monday's online issue of the Journal ...

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Fish oil may curb depression among teen boys Aug 17, 2010 - Reuters Health Eating more oily fish like sardines, salmon and yellowtail could help teenage boys feel less blue, suggests a new Japanese study. The same does not appear to hold for teen ...

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Doctors debate whether hoarding a real mental illness Aug 15, 2010 - Postmedia News If the estimates are true, more than one million Canadians may be living the kind of life Marie Rose lived, until a two-metre high pile of clothes and clutter collapsed on top of ...

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Mental illness as a silent predator in the developing world Aug 15, 2010 - Media Global According to the World Health Organization (WHO), mental and neurological disorders represent the leading causes of global health disabilities. The organization estimates that ...

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Good Grief Aug 15, 2010 - NY Times A startling suggestion is buried in the fine print describing proposed changes for the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders — perhaps ...

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Actually, Buying Happiness Isn't Very Expensive Aug 15, 2010 - NPR When it comes to buying happiness, turns out more is rarely more. Elizabeth Dunn studies consumer happiness for the University of British Columbia and joins host Liane Hansen to ...

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Childhood trauma can shave years off life, research suggests Aug 15, 2010 - USA Today SAN DIEGO — Childhood trauma can cut your life short, according to new research that shows how adversity during childhood can shave a decade or more off your life. "Our ...

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Mental illness rises on campus: studies Aug 13, 2010 - CBC Severe mental illness is becoming more common on college and university campuses, research suggests. The percentage of students with moderate to severe depression who sought ...

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SAD No More Tour Aug 13, 2010 - CTV A Calgary doctor is running and biking his way across Canada to raise awareness about a mental illness that affects two to three per cent of the population. Dr. Ted Jablonski ...

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Former senator Michael Kirby saluted for mental health work Aug 13, 2010 - Calgary Herald Like millions of other Canadians, Michael Kirby has first-hand knowledge of the toll mental illness takes on an individual, and his or her loved ones. "My sister suffered ...

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Screen women on drinking to prevent FASD: MDs Aug 12, 2010 - CBC All women of childbearing age, and not just pregnant women, should be screened about how much alcohol they drink, new Canadian guidelines recommend. Women's health experts from ...

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One Troubled Adult Child a Drag on Parents' Mental Health Aug 12, 2010 - Business Week (HealthDay News) -- It may be a cliché, but it's true: Parents never stop worrying about their children's troubles, even when they're all grown up. But even when parents have ...

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Mental Health Matters: Are friends the best medicine? Aug 12, 2010 - BC Local News The medical community has always placed high value on diet, exercise, sleep and low-use or abstinence from drugs or alcohol as the way to health, and we have always said that ...

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Psychiatric drug response predicted by scientists Aug 8, 2010 - CBC Psychiatrists and engineers have teamed up to help predict how people with schizophrenia will respond to a medication that can produce serious side-effects. Psychiatrists say ...

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Lower dementia risk linked to healthy lifestyle Aug 8, 2010 - CBC Preventing Type 2 diabetes and depression could help reduce rates of dementia, a new study concludes. Researchers don't know what causes dementia, but factors such as heart ...

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Cat parasite may cause mental illness Aug 8, 2010 - Vancouver Sun Johns Hopkins University scientists trying to determine why people develop serious mental illness are focusing on an unlikely factor: A common parasite spread by cats. The ...

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Diagnosis and treatment of young children living with mental illness can help prevent problems down the road, experts say Aug 8, 2010 - Montreal Gazette MONTREAL - Every day Aryanna Comidini tries to guess her son's needs and when she fails to grasp his meaning, Joseph throws a fit. "My son can't tell me he's hungry or ...

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How parents can develop their child's spiritual side Aug 8, 2010 - Victoria Times Colonist When Kayleigh Brown began to suffer severe, unexplained knee pain that kept her from doing yoga and the sports she loved, at first she was upset. Each time her knee flared up, ...

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But Will It Make You Happy? Aug 8, 2010 - NY Times SHE had so much. A two-bedroom apartment. Two cars. Enough wedding china to serve two dozen people. Yet Tammy Strobel wasn’t happy. Working as a project manager with an ...

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Having a Sister is Healthy, Study Finds Aug 7, 2010 - Ottawa Citizen Sisters can fend off ex-boyfriends, mean gossip and, apparently, depression. Having a sister protects teens "from feeling lonely, unloved, guilty, self-conscious and ...

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Forget the guilt, daycare does your kids no harm Aug 6, 2010 - Montreal Gazette Eight years after telling mothers that going out to work and leaving their children in substitute care was harmful to children's development, academics combing through the same ...

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National Post editorial board: The CMA doesn’t go far enough Aug 6, 2010 - National Post The Canadian Medical Association’s latest report on the state of health care in Canada makes for sober reading. According to the CMA, our health system fails to deliver on all ...

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Controversial drug proves highly effective in treating depression Aug 6, 2010 - Globe and Mail Medications used to treat depression may have powerful side effects, take weeks or longer to work, or have limited effectiveness in some individuals. But there is growing ...

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Foster Kids Gain From Mentoring, Relationship Skills Aug 4, 2010 - Business Week Mentoring and relationship skills programs can improve the mental health of foster children, a new study from the University of Colorado suggests. The study appears in the ...

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'This is not how patients should be treated': Two years after mental health care reform, problems still abound, critics argue Aug 4, 2010 - Montreal Gazette A reform of mental health care aimed at saving the provincial government money by bringing patient services closer to home is not working, critics say. It's been two years ...

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Health programs funded Aug 4, 2010 - Chronicle Journal Thunder Bay‘s Children‘s Centre plans to hire a recreationist to help young people cope with mental health problems. The $135,200 in provincial funding announced Tuesday ...

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Pot bad for brain, lungs: expert Aug 4, 2010 - Toronto Sun OTTAWA — Heavy pot smokers are less likely to succeed academically and professionally and face heightened health risks such as respiratory illness and cognitive impairment, ...

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Experimental 'party' drug produces benefits for people with bipolar depression Aug 3, 2010 - LA Times Ketamine, a prescription drug used as an anesthetic -- and used illegally as a party drug at raves -- may have a role in treating people with bipolar depression, according to a ...

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Internet addicts more likely to develop depression Aug 3, 2010 - Reuters HONG KONG (Reuters) - Teenagers who spend excessive amounts of time on the Internet are one and a half times more likely to develop depression than moderate web users, a study in ...

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Happiness May Boost Productivity Aug 3, 2010 - NPR In recent years many scholars have studied the positive effect economic wellbeing has on happiness. Now, Daniel Sgroi and colleagues at the University of Warwick in England have ...

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Addictive Internet Use Tied to Depression in Teens Aug 2, 2010 - Business Week Teens who spend far too much time on the Internet run the risk of developing depression, a new Australian study suggests. Since the 1990s, uncontrolled or unreasonable Internet ...

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Is Emotional Pain Necessary? Aug 2, 2010 - NPR In the winter of 1992, Theresa Smith took her 14-month-old daughter, Scarlett, to Arizona for an extended visit with family. One night, as they headed to bed, Theresa's mother ...

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Mom's hugs create less stressed offspring: study Jul 29, 2010 - CTV Can you spoil a baby with too many hugs? No way, new research says. A mother's cuddles and kisses offer long-lasting positive effects on her baby's mental health well into ...

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Why Summer Vacation Won’t Make You Happier Jul 28, 2010 - Newsweek From an informal and highly unscientific survey of friends and colleagues, I can report that the reasons for not feeling happy after returning from vacation include: the flight ...

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Montreal number two on happiness list Jul 28, 2010 - Ottawa Citizen Montreal is the second-happiest place in the world, according to a list compiled by Lonely Planet, the popular travel guide. Canada's third-largest city placed one slot below ...

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Having good friends appears to 'boost' survival Jul 28, 2010 - BBC Having a good network of friends and neighbours boosts survival chances by 50%, US researchers believe. The Brigham Young University team came to this figure by ...

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Where depression, suicide and street sex work are laughing matters Jul 27, 2010 - Globe and Mail David Granirer got the idea for creating Stand Up for Mental Health when he was teaching standup comedy at Langara College. “Every so often,” says the 49-year-old counselor ...

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Secret to happiness: own a small business Jul 27, 2010 - Economic Times TORONTO: The secret to happiness lies in being self-employed with a small business, says a survey of businesses in the US and Canada. According to the survey by Canada's TD ...

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10 Steps To Happiness At Work Jul 27, 2010 - Forbes Here's a pop quiz for anyone who's miserable at work. Which action has the biggest chance of improving your happiness? (A) Getting a promotion, (B) seeing your professional ...

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Cuddle up, moms: new research shows it's good for baby Jul 26, 2010 - Globe and Mail Mothers: you can’t cuddle your babies too much. New research published in the latest issue of the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health suggests the more affectionate ...

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Teen Depression: The Signs and Symptoms Jul 26, 2010 - CBS News USA -- Teenage depression has become a growing problem in this country. One out of every 10 teens will battle some form of depression at some point or another, and up to 4,000 ...

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Studying wellness in Scotland Jul 25, 2010 - Ottawa Citizen After reading about how the Scottish school system focuses on literacy, numeracy and well-being, Ottawa teacher Lynne Barber set out to see how their system could be adapted here, ...

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The brain: For adolescents, a scary path to full development Jul 24, 2010 - Toronto Star His black hair is long and he has a full moustache and beard, which he frequently strokes, as he does when he mentions the slight anxiety he felt prior to our meeting. Still, ...

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A young life, a senseless end Jul 24, 2010 - Ottawa Citizen Everybody liked Jesse Graham. Easy with a smile, he was a prankster, a joker and a music lover with a taste so eclectic it stretched from hip hop to the geezer bands in his ...

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Canada lacking in suicide prevention Jul 24, 2010 - Ottawa Citizen Of the 4,000 suicides in Canada each year, at least 450 are young people. After automobile accidents, suicide is the most common cause of death among youth, and it is likely ...

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Mobile device a barrier to mental-health days Jul 24, 2010 - Vancouver Sun It's apparently getting harder for executives to let go of the office. Not only are studies showing that fewer workers at all levels are taking the full complement of vacation ...

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Study finds 'malicious' drugging of kids Jul 23, 2010 - Vancouver Sun "Malicious" use of pharmaceuticals on children is an under-recognized form of child abuse, a study released Thursday says. Researchers analyzed information from the ...

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Musical training enhances brain's ability in speech, languages, memory and attention Jul 23, 2010 - Montreal Gazette Parents, step away from the Mozart MP3s. Kids' brain power, it turns out, is radically better boosted by learning to play music than just listening to it, according to a report ...

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Depression really does turn the world grey, study shows Jul 23, 2010 - Toronto Star Depression has long been associated with darkness and grey skies, but a new study suggests there might actually be a scientific basis for these cultural motifs. A new paper ...

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Miscarriage tough on men as well as women Jul 23, 2010 - Reuters NEW YORK - Many men suffer emotionally when their partner loses a pregnancy, new research shows. But they recover more quickly from their distress than women do, the study ...

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Study finds 1 in 6 homeless not getting health care Jul 22, 2010 - Toronto Star One in six of Toronto's 5,000 homeless reported not hanving their health care needs met, a new study shows. The study found that 17% of the 1,169 homeless people surveyed in ...

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Homeless have a hard time accessing health care: Study Jul 22, 2010 - Montreal Gazette Barriers of all kinds are standing in the way of homeless people accessing health services in Canada, according to a new study that showed single homeless women had the highest ...

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Theater as therapy can work for many patients, experts say, enlightening audiences along the way Jul 22, 2010 - US News and World Report In small theater spaces across the United States, people fighting psychiatric illness are learning that acting can be a powerful form of therapy, while the shows they put on help ...

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Mom's Alcoholism Especially Tough on Daughter's Mental Health Jul 21, 2010 - US News and World Report TUESDAY, July 20 (HealthDay News) -- The risk that children of an alchoholic parent run of developing a psychiatric illness later in life may depend, in part, on their gender and ...

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Ontario announces help for male victims of sexual abuse Jul 21, 2010 - Toronto Star Men’s groups say the creation of a provincial network of sexual abuse support centres strictly for males is historic and necessary. Attorney General Chris Bentley announced ...

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Ecstasy Helps Treat PTSD Patients, Trial Finds Jul 19, 2010 - CBS News (CBS) People suffering from the agony of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) may one day find relief with Ecstasy. A small clinical trial found that 80 percent of ...

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Filmmaker starves himself for three months Jul 17, 2010 - National Post D'Arcy Mann starved himself for 100 days--by choice. He ate, of course, during the 100 days, but limited his food to 200 to 400 calories per day -- half an apple in the ...

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New diagnosis gets jump on Alzheimer's Jul 17, 2010 - Montreal Gazette Doctors are likely to soon change the way they diagnose Alzheimer's disease, leading to detection of the illness years before the first signs of memory loss. The downside is ...

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Mental Health Matters: Social anxiety disorder — the thief in life Jul 16, 2010 - Kamploops this Week Did you know anxiety disorders, when taken as a group, affect more than almost four-million people every year? Health Canada defines anxiety disorders as conditions in which ...

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Happiness and Sadness Spread Just Like Disease Jul 15, 2010 - Wired News There may be a literal truth underlying the common-sense intuition that happiness and sadness are contagious. A new study on the spread of emotions through social networks ...

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Mom's Mental State Influenced Kids' Well-Being After 9/11: Study Jul 15, 2010 - Business Week For New York City preschoolers, having a mother with lingering mental health issues after the 9/11 attacks influenced how they fared emotionally more than whether the children had ...

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Mental health matters when it comes to crime, survey finds Jul 14, 2010 - Ottawa Citizen OTTAWA — Nearly four in 10 Canadians think people who break the law should be convicted of crimes, even if their mental states meant they didn’t know what they were doing or ...

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Bhutan's happiness scale: How Bhutan's leaders came up with a list of indicators that would assess the population’s mood. Jul 13, 2010 - Globe and Mail Gross National Happiness sounds a bit airy-fairy, the sort of idea an idealistic undergraduate philosopher would dream up. And for a long time its practical meaning was never ...

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Canadian at centre of Bhutanese government’s ‘Gross National Happiness’ movement Jul 13, 2010 - Globe and Mail It’s one of the most challenging international airports in the world, with a hairy approach that involves threading the plane through surrounding Himalayan peaks. Fewer than ...

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Stigmatized treatment helpful for older people with depression Jul 13, 2010 - Canwest News Service Electroshock therapy is sometimes a better alternative than drugs when treating mental illness in elderly patients, says the Vancouver Island Health Authority. The ...

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Teen health deteriorating, survey shows Jul 12, 2010 - Montreal Gazette OTTAWA — Teens are reporting poor health, high rates of obesity and mental health issues, as well as a growing number of injuries, says a survey of Ontario students. The ...

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Reduce stress by changing how you think Jul 11, 2010 - CTV "Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be," Abraham Lincoln once famously said. And now it turns out that his statement was more than just a ...

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Mental health matters when it comes to crime, survey finds Jul 10, 2010 - Montreal Gazette OTTAWA — Nearly four in 10 Canadians think people who break the law should be convicted of crimes, even if their mental states meant they didn’t know what they were doing or ...

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The Co-operators Supports Research into Homelessness and Mental Illness Jul 7, 2010 - CNW MONTREAL, July 6 /CNW/ - A ground-breaking national research project studying the most effective way to provide housing and services to people living with mental illness and ...

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Early pot smoking, depression may be linked Jul 7, 2010 - Reuters (Reuters Health) - Children and teenagers who smoke marijuana may have a somewhat heightened risk of developing depression, a new study suggests -- though whether the drug itself ...

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Mental Health Woes Plague 'Cyberbullies' and Their Victims Jul 7, 2010 - Business Week TUESDAY, July 6 (HealthDay News) -- Teens who "cyberbully" others via the Internet or cell phones are more likely to suffer from both physical and psychiatric troubles, ...

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Generosity influences health and happiness Jul 7, 2010 - Vancouver Sun VANCOUVER — Sharing your money makes you happy while being stingy can make you sick, say researchers at the University of B.C. “I think the study provides one potential ...

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Youth lock-ups blasted: Hearings order release of children found not to have mental disorders Jul 7, 2010 - Toronto Star Just around the corner from the Eaton Centre, a psychiatric facility is locking up youngsters who don't belong in secure custody, provincial documents reveal. In one case, a ...

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Do barriers around bridges prevent suicides? Jul 6, 2010 - CTV When $5.5 million was spent to erect barriers around Toronto's Bloor Street Viaduct to prevent suicides, many wondered whether it would really work. Now, researchers have the ...

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Electroshock therapy praised by believers, reviled by detractors Jul 5, 2010 - Vancouver Sun It’s an early morning in late June. Dr. Kevin Nolan, an anesthesiologist, prepares a patient with severe depression for what some believe is the most powerful treatment that ...

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Social media helping erase stigma of mental illnesses Jul 5, 2010 - Vancouver Sun While most people wouldn't consider having pneumonia or a broken bone something to be kept secret, the same can't be said for mental illness. Admitting to appendicitis or ...

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What you need to know about childhood depression Jul 4, 2010 - CNN (Parenting.com) -- My daughter Rachel is sitting silently ten feet away from me, stroking our cat. It's a hot summer day and nearby her siblings are all splashing in our new ...

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God as drug: religious belief can take the sting out of living, say scientists Jul 3, 2010 - Vancouver Sun With apologies to Karl Marx, it seems religion is the Xanax of the masses. A new Canadian study finds belief in God works much like an anti-anxiety drug, creating a buffer ...

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Scientists try to determine why Ozzy isn't dead Jul 3, 2010 - Vancouver Sun ST. LOUIS, Mo. -- He is famous for many things. For his eerie scream. For his "Satan worship." For biting the head off a dove. And a bat. But, mostly, Ozzy Osbourne ...

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Shocking Debate: Proponents of electroconvulsive therapy say it's the best way to treat severe depression, while critics argue the procedure is barbaric and should be banned once and for all Jul 3, 2010 - Montreal Gazette It's an early morning in late June. Kevin Nolan, an anesthesiologist, prepares a patient with severe depression for what some believe is the most powerful treatment modern-day ...

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Adult kids feel sting when mom picks favourites Jul 3, 2010 - Reuters Toddlers throwing tantrums and adolescent sibling rivalry are the norm when children clamor for their mother's attention. But when kids hit their 20s and beyond, wondering if ...

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Home closing to residents with mental-health needs Jul 3, 2010 - Ottawa Citizen Living at 174 Glebe Ave. the past one and a half years have been good to James Cronier, which is why it’s going to be so hard when he’s forced to leave in a month’s ...

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Coping with an addict colleague Jul 3, 2010 - Canwest News Service At first, you chalked up the sudden mood swings to your co-worker's quirky personality. But now that he's missing client meetings and coming back from the bathroom glassy-eyed, ...

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Money can buy one form of happiness, massive global study concludes Jul 2, 2010 - Washington Post Money, it turns out, really can buy you happiness -- or at least one form of it, according to the biggest study to examine the relationship between income and well-being around ...

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Depressed? Fish oil might help Jul 1, 2010 - Reuters (Reuters Health) - If you're feeling depressed, you might feel better if you take fish oil supplements, a new study shows. Some patients in the study, but not all, got relief ...

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Mental-health centre backs away from smoking ban Jun 30, 2010 - Globe and Mail Toronto’s Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, the largest mental-health facility in the country, has backtracked on a plan to ban smoking from its grounds. Instead of ...

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Worried About a Moody Teen? Mental Illness Often Starts in Adolescence. Telling Typical Angst From Serious Problems Jun 29, 2010 - Wall Street Journal Everyone warns parents about the drama of the teen years—the self-righteous tears, slamming doors, inexplicable fashion choices, appalling romances. But what happens when ...

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People with mental health issues tasered more by police: Report Jun 24, 2010 - Vancouver Sun OTTAWA — The Commission for Public Complaints Against the RCMP reported that officers are Tasering those with mental-health issues "significantly" more than ...

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Fish oil can help depression Jun 22, 2010 - Montreal Gazette Omega-3 supplements have proven effective in treating depressed patients who do not also suffer from an anxiety disorder, a study involving Montreal researchers has found. The ...

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B vitamins linked to depression risk in older adults Jun 20, 2010 - Reuters Reuters Health - Older adults with relatively low intakes of vitamins B6 and B12 may have a higher risk of developing depression than those who get more of the nutrients, a new ...

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Is depression a disease? Jun 20, 2010 - Globe and Mail ‘It's all in your head” isn't something a chronically depressed person likes to hear. In the age of Prozac, when adjusting your serotonin level is as normal as checking the ...

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Is Exercise the Best Drug for Depression? Jun 19, 2010 - TIME At his research clinic in Dallas, psychologist Jasper Smits is working on an unorthodox treatment for anxiety and mood disorders, including depression. It is not yet widely ...

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Regular time with dad is key to kids' happiness: study Jun 18, 2010 - NY Daily News The key to childhood happiness might be more face time with Dad. Kids who chat regularly with their father are happier than kids who don’t, according to new ...

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World Cup Matches Might Boost Your Mental Health Jun 17, 2010 - Business Week WEDNESDAY, June 16 (HealthDay News) -- If you can't wait to watch the U.S. soccer team take on Slovenia in its next World Cup match on Friday, know that being an avid sports fan ...

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U of C hopes to reduce depression's workplace toll Jun 17, 2010 - Calgary Herald Reducing the burden of depression in the workplace -- which costs Canadian employers billions each year and can keep people from seeking treatment -- is the goal of a new study ...

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Happiness linked to financial planning, research shows Jun 16, 2010 - Guardian Money can't buy you happiness but, a survey reveals today, being in control of your finances most certainly does. The study from insurer Aviva shows that people earning more than ...

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Some mental health patients need screening for metabolic syndrome Jun 14, 2010 - Hamilton Spectator Patients with bipolar disorder or major depressive disorder require early screening and appropriate treatment for cardiovascular disease and metabolic syndrome, a study ...

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Let's shout about mental illness Jun 14, 2010 - Edmonton Journal EDMONTON - This is for the man who claims a mild flu again today, to explain away his hangover. This is for the woman who applies a smile in the morning mirror, to hide her ...

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Secondhand Smoke and Mental Health Jun 11, 2010 - NY Times Smokers are known to suffer from high rates of depression and other mental health problems, and now a study reports that even people exposed to secondhand smoke are at ...

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Men May Be More Vulnerable to Roller Coaster Ride of Romance Jun 11, 2010 - Bloomberg Business Week FRIDAY, June 11 (HealthDay News) -- Young men are often portrayed as insensitive players with a "love 'em and leave 'em" attitude toward the opposite sex, but a new ...

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Changes to crime laws bad for teens with mental illness: experts Jun 11, 2010 - Montreal Gazette OTTAWA - Mental-health and youth advocates are denouncing the Conservative government's "regressive" bill to alter the Youth Criminal Justice Act, saying many of the ...

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Autistic children genetically unique Jun 10, 2010 - Hamilton Spectator Dozens of genes involved in autism have been discovered by Hamilton- and Toronto-led researchers, revealing the disorder is far more complex than originally believed. The ...

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Second-Hand Smoke Tied To Mental Problems Jun 10, 2010 - Consumer Affairs Medical researchers have for some years tied second-hand smoke to physical ailments, but now they say "passive" smoke may also be associated with psychiatric ...

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Hospitals told to meet mental health standards Jun 10, 2010 - CBC Nova Scotia's Minister of Health has sent hospitals across the province a reminder about their obligations when it comes to mental health services. Maureen MacDonald has ...

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Sleep deprivation linked to depression in teens Jun 9, 2010 - CNN Sleep-deprived high school students who doze off in class aren't just risking the wrath of their teachers. They're also three times more likely to be depressed than their alert ...

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Secondhand smoke may harm mental health Jun 8, 2010 - Reuters (Reuters Health) - Other people's smoke is bad for your lungs and bad for your heart, and new research suggests it could be bad for your mental health, too. Researchers found ...

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Crisis Is Chance for West to Embrace ‘Happiness,’ Bhutan Says Jun 7, 2010 - Business Week Bloomberg -- The global economic crisis provides industrialized countries with an opportunity to change the way they measure the success of their economies, said Bhutan’s prime ...

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Fencing-in hospital 'medieval' Jun 4, 2010 - CANOE WINNIPEG - The head of the Manitoba Schizophrenic Society says boosting security at the Selkirk Mental Health Centre based on the case of one high-profile patient would be a huge ...

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Auditor finds Nova Scotia's mental-health system lacking Jun 4, 2010 - Toronto Sun Nova Scotia isn’t meeting its standards for treating mental-health patients and has no plans to improve, suggests a report by the province’s auditor general. Jacques ...

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British shootings show need for mental health supports Jun 4, 2010 - Globe and Mail The third killing rampage in Britain in 23 years should turn people’s attention not only to gun controls – already among the world’s strictest – but also to mental health ...

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Hope for ending new mothers’ postpartum depression Jun 4, 2010 - Toronto Star The nursing that makes your nipples feel as if they’ve been rubbed with sandpaper. The impossibility of finding time for a shower. The wailing each night that interrupts sleep. ...

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N.S. mental health system failing: auditor Jun 4, 2010 - CBC News Nova Scotia is failing to meet its standards for treating mental illness, and there is no plan to fix the situation, the auditor general has found. Auditor General Jacques ...

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Canada Post Employee Delivering Cross-Canada Trek to Raise Awareness and Funds for the Canada Post Foundation for Mental Health Jun 3, 2010 - Canada Post: Press Release VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - June 2, 2010) - Canada Post employee Wayne Stremel today began a 22-week cross-Canada bicycle tour to shine a spotlight on mental ...

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Americans prefer drugs for depression, survey finds Jun 1, 2010 - Reuters June 1 (Reuters) - Americans prefer drugs to talk therapy for depression, with nearly 80 percent taking a pill for the condition, Consumer Reports said on Tuesday. The most ...

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On the Verge of ‘Vital Exhaustion’? Jun 1, 2010 - NY Times Decades ago modern medicine all but stamped out the nervous breakdown, hitting it with a combination of new diagnoses, new psychiatric drugs and a strong dose of professional ...

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Call for Kids' Mental-Health Checks Jun 1, 2010 - Wall Street Journal Pediatricians should screen children for possible mental health issues at every doctor visit, according to new, extensive recommendations a national pediatrician group issued ...

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Happiness May Come With Age, Study Says Jun 1, 2010 - NY Times It is inevitable. The muscles weaken. Hearing and vision fade. We get wrinkled and stooped. We can’t run, or even walk, as fast as we used to. We have aches and pains in parts ...

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Schools lack access to mental-health professionals, report says May 31, 2010 - Globe and Mail While more and more children are being diagnosed with mental-health problems and learning disabilities, schools are struggling to gain access to mental-health professionals with ...

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Stigma-free alternate world beckons May 31, 2010 - Toronto Star Even when the tickets were sold out, people kept phoning, hoping a spot would open up. Clearly, Toronto's first mental health camp met a need. The day-long “unconference” ...

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Bhutan ‘infusing’ happiness in math, science classes May 31, 2010 - Toronto Star THIMPHU, BHUTAN—When 15-year-old Jigme Tobgyel showed up for the first day of school this year, his teachers explained they’d be trying something new. Since returning from ...

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Charting Happiness: Study Finds It Comes With Age May 31, 2010 - NPR If the multibillion-dollar self-help industry is any gauge, Americans are spending a great deal of time and money trying to be happy. But a new study shows happiness is more a ...

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For better health, men can count on their friends May 31, 2010 - Dallas News Men often measure their health in terms of numbers: how many minutes of exercise they have logged and how many calories and nutrients they have eaten. Dallas native Ron Nevelow ...

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Depression's a laughing matter May 28, 2010 - Montreal Gazette MONTREAL - Like thousands of other Canadians, Lorenzo Vizza has been battling depression for many years. But instead of being down about his mental illness, Vizza has spent the ...

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Author examines pet's positive effects on mental illness May 27, 2010 - Sioux Journal The keynote speaker for a conference on mental illness insisted the world doesn't need another depressing book on manic depression. So author Bruce Goldstein titled his book, ...

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Think you smell bad? Sometimes it's in your mind May 26, 2010 - Reuters NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - To most people, believing you smell when you don't would probably seem like less of a problem than oozing a foul BO without noticing. But for those ...

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What's the difference between being lonely and a loner? May 26, 2010 - BBC Just under half of us have felt depressed because we have felt alone, says a report. But not everyone who is alone is sad about it, so what is the difference between being lonely ...

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Message of aging well hits home now that my 'time has come' May 25, 2010 - The Gazette I remember when my father started to need reading glasses. He was in that place where he knew he really should wear them, but couldn't bring himself to go out and get them quite ...

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Diagnosing kids' mental health issues a complex task May 25, 2010 - CNN CNN -- As medical director for the National Alliance on Mental Illness as well as a child psychiatrist, I appreciate this opportunity to address some of the issues raised on May ...

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Mental Health Apps: Like A 'Therapist In Your Pocket' May 24, 2010 - NPR As the computing power of cell phones increases, more and more sophisticated mobile apps are being developed for the mental health field. They're seen as a way to bridge periodic ...

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Money can't buy happiness but it helps: poll May 24, 2010 - Reuters NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - Money may not buy happiness, but for many Americans it seems to help. Although overall a third of Americans questioned in a Harris survey described ...

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Coming Off Antidepressants Can Be Tricky Business May 24, 2010 - NPR Although millions of Americans take antidepressant drugs, little is known about if and when it's safe to stop. "This is an area of great importance to patients, and given ...

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Elderly patients battle depression May 21, 2010 - Canwest News Service MONTREAL -- Despite getting intense, specialized care, depressed elderly patients failed to improve their health, outlook or death rates, a Montreal study concluded. As many as ...

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Mental health, creativity link discovered May 20, 2010 - UPI.com STOCKHOLM, Sweden, May 19 (UPI) -- Thinking outside the box -- creativity -- may also be linked to mental illness, researchers in Sweden said. "We have studied the brain ...

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Not just mother: Baby blues affects one in 10 new fathers May 19, 2010 - Canwest News Service For a significant number of fathers, the birth of a baby is followed by a plunge into depression, according to new research that challenges the medical dogma that the "baby ...

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Police, mental health workers to join forces May 18, 2010 - CBC Police in Calgary are teaming up with Alberta Health Services to provide treatment instead of jail for people with mental health and addiction issues who have been accused of ...

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Depressed kids earn less money later May 15, 2010 - MSNBC Children with psychological disorders, such as depression, are less likely to marry and will earn less on average as adults than their mentally healthy counterparts, a new study ...

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Postpartum depression: When moms feel out of control May 14, 2010 - CNN (CNN) -- Nine years ago, Chris Loo thought about putting her newborn daughter, Becky, in a basket on the steps of a church down the street from her home, and leaving her ...

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Technology linked to happiness, study claims May 12, 2010 - BBC News There are positive links between access to technology and feelings of well-being, a study claims. BCS, the Chartered Institute for IT, analysed the results of a survey of ...

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Researchers study behavior in social networks May 12, 2010 - San Francisco Chronicle Research scientists Cameron Marlow and D.J. Patil have unprecedented windows into the social interactions of people around the world. Marlow is manager of a data science team ...

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Face-to-face time makes us happier than Facebook May 11, 2010 - Reuters SINGAPORE (Reuters Life!) - Nothing makes us happier than our families and loved ones, a new study shows, with face-to-face socializing beating reaching out to people online hands ...

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N.S. backs housing units for mental health patients May 10, 2010 - MetroNews.ca The province is investing $8.6 million in new housing for Nova Scotians recovering from mental illness. Four community-focused living units, each with 10 bedrooms and living ...

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Number of women going to prison jumps 50 per cent May 9, 2010 - Canwest News Service OTTAWA — The number of women starting federal prison sentences in Canada has grown by more than 50 per cent in the past decade — a “troubling trend” that experts say will ...

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Mind Control May 8, 2010 - National Post David Carmichael, a mentally-ill youth fitness advocate and aspiring federal politician who drugged and suffocated his 11-year-old son in a hotel room, is not your typical ...

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Money can't buy happiness, but helps: Bernanke May 8, 2010 - Reuters (Reuters) - Economic growth is not an end in itself, but policy makers pursue it because richer countries are better able to provide health, jobs and a clean environment for their ...

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Hospital to focus on treating depression: Royal Ottawa plans state-of-the-art $25-million centre May 8, 2010 - Ottawa Citizen At a time when budget pressures are forcing Ontario hospitals to rein in spending, the Royal Ottawa Health Care Group is drawing up plans for a $25-million research centre devoted ...

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Book Excerpt: Happiness at Work May 8, 2010 - Business Week Stop using the labels "good thing" and "bad thing," advises Srikumar Rao in his new book, Happiness at Work. The point is, you never really know how anything ...

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Facebook measures our ‘Gross National Happiness’ through status updates May 7, 2010 - National Post Canadians are becoming happier and more positive people — at least according to our Facebook statuses. Facebook revealed on Wednesday the latest results of its Gross National ...

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The key to happiness May 5, 2010 - Australian Broadcasting Corporation TRACY BOWDEN, PRESENTER: Just what is the key to happiness? One person in a good position to know is Dr George Vaillant, Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. For ...

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Kids wind up in ER for lack of mental health care May 5, 2010 - Hamilton Spectator Two children a day on average show up at a Hamilton emergency ward because of a mental health disorder, The Spectator has learned. The children are often in crisis -- either ...

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Boost for children's mental health May 4, 2010 - Hamilton Spectator More than 100 parents fighting for improved children's mental health services took their message to Queen's Park yesterday to demand change. Many were members of Parents for ...

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How to improve mood? Study touts green exercise May 4, 2010 - USA Today A simple, free way to boost mental health is to exercise outdoors, whether walking, gardening or cycling, concludes a recent study on "green" exercise. "Every ...

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Iraqis try to heal mental scars after years of war May 4, 2010 - Associated Press BAGHDAD — Jabar Abdul-Zahra's flashbacks are so vivid he can feel the asphalt against his cheek that night six years ago when he lay pinned to the ground between his two ...

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Too many people with mental illness go untreated May 4, 2010 - Vancouver Sun Re: New mental health bible could trigger wave of diagnoses, psychiatrist, April 26, 2010 -- The discussion around the expansion of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental ...

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Nunavut Seeks To Reduce High Suicide Rate May 3, 2010 - All Headline News Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada (AHN) - Nunavit will open a suicide prevention office and put in place an intervention training program in a bid to slash the province’s high suicide ...

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Five minutes in the green can boost self esteem May 2, 2010 - Reuters LONDON (Reuters) - Just five minutes of exercise a day in the great outdoors can improve mental health, according to a study released on Saturday, and policymakers should ...

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Mental illness alone not a trigger for violence May 2, 2010 - Reuters WASHINGTON - Severe mental illness such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and major depression does not make a person more violent than anyone else but adding substance abuse ...

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Woman who had abortions report more depression, drug abuse: Study May 1, 2010 - Winnipeg Free Press WINNIPEG — Depression and substance abuse plague about half of American women who reported having an abortion, according to a new University of Manitoba study. The study, ...

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Suicide-by-rail phenomenon to be studied by Canadian university May 1, 2010 - Canadian Press VANCOUVER - In the 32 years Colin Mann spent working on the railway, the engineer crushed his eyes shut more than a dozen times, sickly aware of his helplessness to make his ...

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FAA to issue medicals for pilots taking SSRIs May 1, 2010 - Aviation International News The FAA on April 2 announ-ced a new policy that will allow pilots taking medication for mild to moderate depression to obtain a special issuance medical certificate. Special ...

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To keep life in focus, keep a journal May 1, 2010 - Boston Globe I started keeping a journal in 1993. I’d tried before. Tried and failed, but this time I was following my then-teenage daughter’s lead. She’d begun hers as a homework ...

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Psychiatry's 'bible' could list new set of disorders Apr 30, 2010 - Canwest News Service As Dr. Allen Frances read through the list of proposed changes to psychiatry's bible of mental sickness, alarms started ringing in his own mind. "I was surprised," ...

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Laughter works on body like exercise: study Apr 30, 2010 - CBC When people laugh repetitively, their bodies respond as if they exercised, a small new study suggests. At an experimental biology conference in California this week, Dr. Lee ...

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Changing our minds about mental illness: Part 1 Apr 29, 2010 - Spectator Mental illness isn’t crazy. It’s extremely normal when you understand it better. Dawn Scott, community facilitator for the Annapolis branch of the Canadian Mental Health ...

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Watching R-rated movies can lead children to drink, study finds Apr 29, 2010 - Ottawa Citizen Children who watch R-rated movies are more likely to start drinking early on, results of a new study suggest. The study, from Dartmouth Medical School in New Hampshire, ...

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Little-Known Disorder Can Take a Toll on Learning Apr 29, 2010 - NY Times Parents and teachers often tell children to pay attention — to be a “good listener.” But what if your child’s brain doesn’t know how to listen? That’s the challenge ...

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Binge eating to become bona fide entry in disorder bible Apr 29, 2010 - Canwest News Service Do you eat, in two hours or less, an amount of food that is definitely larger than most people would consume in the same time, and under similar circumstances? Have you been ...

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It's not a disorder, it's just bad behaviour Apr 28, 2010 - Calgary Herald A cute cartoon in the recent edition of The New Yorker shows a psychiatrist telling a prison inmate that he has good news for him -- he's found a syndrome for the inmate's ...

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Mental disorder guide may adopt syndrome that provides psychosis alarm bell Apr 28, 2010 - Canwest News Service The day the visions and delusions took over her mind completely was the day Karen Dare decided she needed to die. She was convinced she was going to be the conduit for the ...

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Study links chocolate and depression Apr 27, 2010 - Los Angeles Times One need only look at the recent introduction of chocolate Cheerios to fully grasp Americans' fondness for the pulp from cacao beans. Savoring chocolate is normal. But, ...

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Meltdowns or mental illness? Apr 27, 2010 - Ottawa Citizen Temper dysregulation disorder is being recommended for inclusion in the next addition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, which is undergoing an update. ...

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The sickening of society Apr 26, 2010 - Ottawa Citizen As Dr. Allen Frances read through the list of proposed changes to psychiatry’s bible of mental sickness, alarms started ringing in his mind. “I was surprised,” the ...

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New mental health facility opens at Riverview Apr 24, 2010 - Vancouver Sun Health Services Minister Kevin Falcon on Friday officially opened Cypress Lodge, a mental-health rehabilitation facility and the latest phase of the $138-million Riverview ...

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N.L. psychiatrists say numbers too small to deal with mental health demands Apr 23, 2010 - Winnipeg Free Press ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Psychiatrists are the latest medical group in Newfoundland and Labrador to say they need help. Child psychiatrist Dr. Kim St. John says recruitment and ...

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Kids who lost parents to suicide tend to be more suicidal: Study Apr 22, 2010 - Canwest News Service OTTAWA — Children who lose a parent to suicide are three times more likely to commit suicide than those with living parents, according to a new study. The study, led by the ...

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NWT mental illness rampant Apr 21, 2010 - Northern News Service Online SOMBA K'E/YELLOWKNIFE - The NWT government spends more on drugs to treat mental illnesses than on any other medical condition, with the exception of diabetes. Department of ...

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Stigma of mental illness still exists: commission chief Apr 21, 2010 - Ottawa Citizen Forty per cent of parents say they would never tell anyone if their child had a mental illness, says Michael Kirby, chairman of the Mental Health Commission of Canada. That's ...

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A job you hate, but it's a job Apr 20, 2010 - CNN Dear Annie: Please settle an argument. My husband has a management job that was stressful enough before the recession but, over the past year and a half, has gotten much worse. He ...

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Marmur: Happiness isn't the only thing Apr 19, 2010 - Toronto Star Will we be happier now that the economy is bouncing back? Experience and expert opinion say no. In bracing ourselves for the next financial crisis in the face of the prospect of ...

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Police need more mental health training, conference hears Apr 16, 2010 - Hamilton Spectator When Kelly Crago talked about her brother Andrew, she did so with a degree of calmness and compassion others might not be able to muster under similar circumstances. Five years ...

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Depression symptoms increase for interns Apr 14, 2010 - UPI ANN ARBOR, Mich., April 13 (UPI) -- Medical interns experience an increase in depression symptoms during their first year as doctors, U.S. researchers said. Dr. Srijan Sen of ...

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The Science of Workplace Happiness Apr 14, 2010 - US News & World Report Over the past several years, Richard Davidson has peered into the minds of monks, pored over brain scans, analyzed neural proc­esses, and maybe—just maybe—discovered some of ...

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Police target mental health Apr 13, 2010 - Metro News Ottawa Ottawa police launched a campaign aimed at increasing awareness about youth mental health issues yesterday. Funded by the Department of Justice and done in collaboration with ...

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Mother shares story of daughter's psychotic disorder to help other families Apr 13, 2010 - Canadian Press TORONTO — When her daughter started showing signs of disturbing behaviour and was eventually diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder, Susan Inman was desperate for information ...

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Eating disorder label leaves many untreated Apr 13, 2010 - San Francisco Chronicle Too many young people with serious eating disorders are being given "catch-all" diagnoses that could underestimate the severity of their illness and prevent them from ...

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Province's silence on mental health leaves advocates fearing for the future Apr 12, 2010 - Toronto Star In politics, as in detective stories, the most meaningful clue is sometimes the dog that doesn't bark. And mental-health advocates in Ontario might be drawing nervous conclusions ...

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More Americans taking drugs for mental illness Apr 12, 2010 - Reuters CHICAGO (Reuters) - Many more Americans have been using prescription drugs to treat mental illness since 1996, in part because of expanded insurance coverage and greater ...

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Suicide third leading cause of death in Canadian Forces: study Apr 12, 2010 - National Post OTTAWA - Suicide was the third leading cause of Canadian military deaths after motor vehicle accidents and cancer in a newly published study of 25 years of death records. Even ...

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Book review: 'The Politics of Happiness,' by Derek Bok Apr 11, 2010 - Washington Post What truly makes people happy? Until fairly recently, this question could be answered only anecdotally or perhaps philosophically. However, as former Harvard University president ...

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For mentally ill survivors, Holocaust lives on Apr 11, 2010 - Associated Press PARDES HANNA, Israel — Some patients refuse to shower because it reminds them of the gas chambers. Others hoard meat in pillow cases because they fear going hungry. At the ...

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New study finds strong link between mental health and addiction Apr 11, 2010 - CTV A new study by the Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse reports there is a strong connection between addiction and mental illness. It is called concurrent disorders; the medical ...

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Q&A: Why Kids Kill Parents Apr 11, 2010 - CBS Learn More About Parricide, Matricide and the Behaviors Behind The Acts. Why do kids kill their parents? Children and adolescents are most likely to kill to end abuse. Risk ...

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Stick to facts on mental illness Apr 10, 2010 - Chronicle Herald Although I have only lived in this country for nine weeks, I cannot let the March 28 letter by Elizabeth Azuya go without response. I hope the views expressed do not reflect those ...

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Spec reporter wins award for children's mental health series Apr 10, 2010 - Hamilton Spectator Spectator reporter Denise Davy has won a Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario award for her series on the crisis in children's mental health services in Canada. Davy's ...

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Treat mental-health, addiction issues together: report Apr 9, 2010 - Canwest News Service OTTAWA — Mental health and addiction problems often co-exist but are treated separately — which can mean poor care and relapses for those struggling with multiple disorders ...

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No, honey, you don’t really want to end our marriage Apr 9, 2010 - Globe and Mail When Laura Munson husband told her he wanted a divorce, she said, 'I don't buy it.' In her new memoir, she writes about how she saved her marriage. After 20 charmed years ...

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New study finds strong link between mental health and addiction Apr 9, 2010 - CTV A new study by the Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse reports there is a strong connection between addiction and mental illness. It is called concurrent disorders; the medical ...

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Fighting mental illness one order at a time Apr 7, 2010 - Ottawa Citizen OTTAWA — Jeffrey Arenburg helped create Community Treatment Orders for the mentally ill. Possibly, they could have saved him from himself. We’ll never know. Arenburg ...

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Toronto hospital's 'urban village' integrates mentally ill patients Apr 6, 2010 - Canadian Press Originally erected in 1850 as the Ontario Lunatic Asylum and enclosed on all sides by a solid brick wall, Canada's largest hospital for treating mental illness is undergoing a ...

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Evidence suggest poor sleep increases risk of depression Apr 6, 2010 - Canwest News Service With reports that “economic insomnia” is robbing people of sleep, researchers are warning poor sleep can unhinge the mind and increase the risk for depression and other ...

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The secret to happiness? One woman spends a year finding out Apr 5, 2010 - Toronto Sun Author Gretchen Rubin admits she hasn’t discovered an overnight fix to help you be happier in your life. But her year-long experiment to see if she could get more out of life, ...

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When Treatment Involves Dirty Fingernails: Horticulture Therapy Apr 5, 2010 - Wall Street Journal The path to better health, it turns out, may wind through a garden. A growing number of health-care facilities—from hospitals, to elderly care programs, to mental health ...

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Aboriginal mental health aim of meeting Apr 5, 2010 - Sudbury Star Mental wellness is a goal for many First Nation communities. Aboriginal mental health professionals met this past week at the Holiday Inn for the Raising the Spirit ...

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Mental health still on agenda Apr 4, 2010 - Toronto Star In response to Carol Goar's column, I want to let you know that a change in health ministers hasn't stopped us from moving forward with the development of a new mental health and ...

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From bitterness to happiness Apr 4, 2010 - Toronto Sun Mad at someone, lusting for revenge or in need of delivering your own apology? There's not better time to join the likes of Sandra Bullock's hubby Jesse James, Toronto mayoral ...

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Self-help treatment effective for binge eating, researchers say Apr 2, 2010 - CNN Help to control binge eating could be as simple as a self-help book and check-ins with a health educator, according to new research out this month. Binge eating is the most ...

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Mood enhancers: How to restore happiness at work Apr 2, 2010 - Globe and Mail When was the last time you felt happy at work? Was it today, or last week, last month, last year, or even longer? If you can't remember the last time you felt joy in your job, ...

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Children happier for being spiritual: study Apr 2, 2010 - Montreal Gazette Kathleen Ennis’s son was three years old and leafing through a book in the back seat as she drove him home from swimming lessons when he suddenly piped up and asked who her ...

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Those Who Enjoy Life More Likely to Be Happy at Work Apr 2, 2010 - Business Week If you're unhappy in life, you're unlikely to find satisfaction at work, say researchers who reviewed the findings of 223 studies conducted between 1967 and 2008. All of the ...

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U.S. will allow pilots to take antidepressants Apr 2, 2010 - Reuters Pilots will soon be allowed to fly if they are taking antidepressant medications under new a U.S. government policy that takes effect Monday. The Federal Aviation ...

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Stretching exercises can benefit children with attention issues Apr 1, 2010 - CBC Yoga is touted as a way for adults to limber up and reduce stress, but it's also gaining ground as an alternative to traditional children's activities and sports, such as soccer ...

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U.S. veterans face gap in mental health care Mar 31, 2010 - CBC Mental health problems of U.S. soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan aren't getting enough attention, a new report says. The Institute of Medicine urged the Veterans ...

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What happened to Ontario's mental health strategy? Mar 31, 2010 - Toronto Star More than 1,000 people poured into the Toronto Convention Centre on a bright Monday last July for the release of the province's direction-setting paper on mental health. The ...

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Children's mental health crisis worsens Mar 30, 2010 - Hamilton Spectator It was a double whammy for funding-starved children's mental health agencies across Ontario last week. First, the Ontario budget revealed no new dollars would be available for ...

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Rehab centre to open facility for girls in West Carleton Mar 30, 2010 - Ottawa Citizen After long delays, Eastern Ontario's residential drug treatment centre for youth is finally set to open its doors in June with a new 10-bed facility in West Carleton specifically ...

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Autism registry to be launched in Ottawa Mar 29, 2010 - The Ottawa Citizen Ottawa will become the second city in Canada to launch a registry to equip first responders with the tools needed to assist autistic individuals. The online registry, a ...

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The Sandra Bullock Trade Mar 29, 2010 - New York Times Two things happened to Sandra Bullock this month. First, she won an Academy Award for best actress. Then came the news reports claiming that her husband is an adulterous jerk. So ...

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Book review of "The Business of Happiness," by Ted Leonsis Mar 28, 2010 - Washington Post A case can be made that Hemingway set Ted Leonsis on his career path. As an undergraduate at Georgetown University in the 1970s, the future AOL executive and owner of the ...

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Achieving Happiness: Positive emotions protect your heart Mar 28, 2010 - Hometown Annapolis Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) is the number one killer of men and women in the U.S. The CDC reports that every minute of every day someone in America will die from heart disease. ...

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Tetris, trauma and the brain Mar 28, 2010 - BBC Imagine a world in which we could wipe the slate clean. No, not undo the damage our actions had caused - for that we'd need a time machine - but rather erase painful memories ...

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Horse therapy Mar 27, 2010 - Ottawa Citizen The almost mystical relationship between horses and autistic people has been documented for years. A recreation program for riders with special needs at Happy Trails explores that ...

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Happiness Study: Money may not buy happiness. What makes you happy? Mar 25, 2010 - CBC Money may not buy happiness, but people can be satisfied knowing they have more of it than their peers, according to a British study. Researchers from the University of Warwick ...

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Mental health patients need treatment, not jail time: study Mar 24, 2010 - CTV A study by the Quebec Bar Association reveals that people suffering from mental health problems are three times more likely to end up in jail. But most mental health ...

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Unemployed? 10 Ways to Fight Depression in Your Job Search Mar 24, 2010 - Reuters Job loss and unemployment hit their victims hard. When people lose their jobs, they also lose a significant component of their identity, along with their daily routines and ...

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Suicide catch in public service disability plan stigmatizes mental illness: Expert Mar 23, 2010 - Canwest News Service OTTAWA — The 40-year-old disability plans covering Canada's public servants stigmatize mental illness with an archaic provision that denies benefits to bureaucrats who have ever ...

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Study: Money Isn't Everything — But Status Is! Mar 23, 2010 - TIME The Beatles sang that money can't buy you love. But what about happiness? Research consistently shows that the more money people have, the more likely they are to report being ...

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Psychologists: Memorials can trigger more suicides Mar 22, 2010 - CNN (CNN) -- When college students take their lives, as apparently happened recently at Cornell University, the instinctual reaction, to mourn publicly and officially, may be the ...

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Hello! Your Psychiatrist Will Skype You Now Mar 22, 2010 - TIME anina Chavez lives an hour away from Children's Hospital in Seattle and used to have to take a whole day off from work whenever her daughter, Rachel, had an appointment with a ...

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My 'gigantic engine of happiness' Mar 19, 2010 - CNN (CNN) -- Gretchen Rubin says she hasn't created any new secret to happiness, but her test runs of the advice and research findings of others has resonated with the readers who've ...

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Antidepressants can help people with physical ills Mar 16, 2010 - Reuters Antidepressants such as Eli Lilly's (LLY.N) Prozac or GlaxoSmithKline's (GSK.L) Paxil can help depressed patients with physical illness, and doctors should consider them more ...

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Brain unable to understand existence of God: expert Mar 15, 2010 - Canwest News Service OTTAWA — One of the world’s foremost neuroscientists is about to tell some of the world’s foremost theologians the bad news: God may exist, but the human brain is simply not ...

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Screening, care for parental depression recommended Mar 14, 2010 - LA Times Not only should parents and children be screened more routinely for depression, they also need access to care, says last year's report by the National Research Council and ...

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Government overhauling handling of depression in public service Mar 14, 2010 - Canwest News Service OTTAWA — The Harper government is taking steps to promote “workforce wellness” in the public service, as records show depression, stress and other mental illnesses account ...

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When faith and therapy collide Mar 13, 2010 - Ottawa Citizen Kelley Raab Mayo was just four years old when she faced the ultimate question: if God loves us, why does He make us suffer? She was a good little girl, even a religious one. ...

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Exercises can help perfectionist live in the present Mar 12, 2010 - Vancouver Sun Changing the mindset from a perfectionist one to a mindful one can increase effectiveness on the job and result in a greater sense of happiness in one's overall life. A mindful ...

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Anatomy of Mental Health Mar 11, 2010 - Family Anatomy Psychologists speak to Dr. Michael Cheng about anxiety, sensory processing problems, and mental health resources.

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Postpartum depression book now a documentary Mar 11, 2010 - Regina Leader Post Elita Paterson knew something was wrong when she began experiencing heightened anxiety during her pregnancy. Her chest felt tight and she was often filled with worry as she ...

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How to save a friend from the brink Mar 11, 2010 - CNN (CNN) -- For five days, Alexis Moore carefully planned how she would take her own life. She's not a violent person, so she knew handguns were out. She settled on vodka instead, to ...

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New President and CEO Appointed to Mental Health Commission of Canada Mar 10, 2010 - Mental Health Commission of Canada The Honourable Michael Kirby, Chair of the Mental Health Commission of Canada (MHCC), announced today that Louise Bradley has been appointed the new President and Chief Executive ...

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Mental illness problems common among homeless Mar 9, 2010 - Chronicle Herald Bundled up against a cold wind blowing under a grey, bare-tree sky, panhandler Gina clutched her cup of coins. The troublesome path that led her to ask strangers for money on ...

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The long road to mental health Mar 9, 2010 - Chronicle Herald BRIDGEWATER — AT 89, the widowed Yarmouth County woman was being treated for depression for the first time in her life. She looked at Dianne Crowell and confided what was in ...

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Finding happiness in a bottle — of perfume Mar 7, 2010 - LA Times Have you been feeling a little down lately? Maybe it's the weather. The rainy days we've had this winter just might touch off a mild case of seasonal affective disorder, a type of ...

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B.C. doctors learn new treatments for mood disorders Mar 5, 2010 - Globe and Mail Four years ago, David Floody retired to Tofino, still called the tough city as an echo of its wild days as a busy fishing port. After a lifetime of teaching English in high ...

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Ottawa to get $100M brain-mind study centre Mar 3, 2010 - Ottawa Citizen Ottawa will soon get a $100-million research centre to focus on illnesses of the mind and brain, which are fast becoming the developed world’s most pressing disorders. The ...

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How to handle the hoarding habit Mar 3, 2010 - National Post In Nicole's kitchen cupboards, the glasses and coffee mugs are shiny clean and lined up neatly in rows. Her bedroom closet is just as tidy; clothes on hangers are matched by ...

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Cannabis use doubles incidence of psychosis Mar 2, 2010 - Reuters Young people who smoke cannabis or marijuana for six years or more are twice as likely to have psychotic episodes, hallucinations or delusions than people who have never used the ...

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Teen pot smokers at high risk of mental illness Mar 1, 2010 - Reuters Young people who use marijuana (cannabis) are at increased risk of suffering hallucinations, delusions or other reality-distorting "psychoses." And the more time that's ...

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Long-term cannabis use can double risk of psychosis Mar 1, 2010 - Reuters Young people who smoke cannabis or marijuana for six years or more are twice as likely to have psychotic episodes, hallucinations or delusions than people who have never used the ...

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Depression's Upside Feb 28, 2010 - NY Times Magazine The Victorians had many names for depression, and Charles Darwin used them all. There were his “fits” brought on by “excitements,” “flurries” leading to an ...

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Sorting through the Chaos Feb 27, 2010 - Ottawa Citizen In Nicole's kitchen cupboards, the glasses and coffee mugs are shiny clean and lined up neatly in rows. Her bedroom closet is just as tidy; clothes on hangers are matched by ...

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Horwath calls for action on kids' mental health Feb 25, 2010 - Hamilton Spectator Provincial NDP Leader Andrea Horwath is calling for immediate action to rebuild the children's mental health system in Hamilton. Horwath challenged the McGuinty government ...

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Depression's Upside Feb 25, 2010 - NY Times The Victorians had many names for depression, and Charles Darwin used them all. There were his “fits” brought on by “excitements,” “flurries” leading to an ...

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Pregnancy: Some Depression Relief, Without Drugs Feb 24, 2010 - NY Times Up to a quarter of all women suffer from depression during pregnancy, and many are reluctant to take antidepressants. Now a new study suggests that acupuncture may provide some ...

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"We've Got Issues": Big Pharma might not be lying Feb 24, 2010 - Salon.com A hundred years ago it was rarely diagnosed in children. In the intervening timespan the number and type of diagnoses have exploded. Moreover, the number and type of treatments ...

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Employees Healthier When Boss Is Flexible Feb 21, 2010 - ABC News Workers who had more control over their schedules and work days saw improvements in both physical and mental health, according to a review published in The Cochrane Library. ...

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Happiness Protects Your Heart Feb 18, 2010 - Business Week People who are enthusiastic and content are less likely to develop heart disease than less happy people, researchers from Columbia University report. In this prospective study ...

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Prescriptions for Psychiatric Trouble Feb 18, 2010 - Wall Street Journal Last week, the American Psychiatric Association unveiled the much-awaited blueprint for the next edition of its official handbook of diagnoses, the Diagnostic and Statistical ...

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Mental illness in the workplace costs the economy billions: Report Feb 17, 2010 - Canwest News Service TORONTO — Employees who take a leave of absence from work due to mental illness are seven times more likely to leave work again after they return compared to coworkers who did ...

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Military report shows how many Canadian soldiers suffered mild brain injuries Feb 15, 2010 - Canadian Press HALIFAX, N.S. — Dozens of Canadian soldiers say they suffered mild traumatic brain injuries while serving in Afghanistan, according to the first data collected by the military ...

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The DSM: How Psychiatrists Redefine 'Disordered Feb 14, 2010 - TIME The attempt to catalog all the ways that Americans can go crazy dates at least to 1840, when the Census included a question on "idiocy/insanity." From those two simple ...

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IWK seeing more teens with severe mental illness Feb 12, 2010 - CBC The IWK Health Centre in Halifax has noticed an increase in the number of youth with severe mental illnesses showing up at the hospital and has had to keep teens with less obvious ...

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Orthorexia: Can Healthy Eating Be a Disorder? Feb 12, 2010 - TIME Kristie Rutzel was in high school when she began adhering precisely to the government food pyramids. As the Virginia native learned more about healthy eating, she stopped ...

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Bus injury prompts call for mental-health awareness Feb 11, 2010 - CBC The head of a Manitoba mental health advocacy agency is speaking out after a mentally-challenged woman whose leg was run over by a transit bus but says she was offered no ...

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Mental Illness, Redefined Feb 11, 2010 - Wall Street Journal Mental-health experts wrestling with how to fit temper tantrums, hoarding and even Internet addiction into the current understanding of mental illness are proposing changes to the ...

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Asperger's Officially Placed Inside Autism Spectrum Feb 11, 2010 - NPR Asperger's syndrome is really just a form of autism and does not merit a separate diagnosis, according to a panel of researchers assembled by the American Psychiatric ...

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Diagnosing Mental Disorders: Downplaying Checklists Feb 11, 2010 - NPR Ever wonder how it is exactly that doctors diagnose someone with a mental disorder? How do they tell the difference between strong feelings of sadness and clinical depression? Or ...

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'Cutting' Elevated From Symptom To Mental Disorder Feb 11, 2010 - NPR Cutting has been around for centuries and is best understood as a form of self-help, however misguided. People who cut, or intentionally injure their skin, often say it helps them ...

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Children Labeled 'Bipolar' May Get A New Diagnosis Feb 11, 2010 - NPR Since the mid-1990s, the number of children diagnosed with bipolar disorder has increased a staggering 4,000 percent. And that number has caused a lot of controversy in the world ...

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Postpartum Depression: Signaled During Pregnancy? Feb 11, 2010 - TIME Six years ago Jamie Nesi, a case manager for special-ed children in Bellport, N.Y., was diagnosed with mild depression. Her doctor prescribed a low dose of Prozac, which eased her ...

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Proposed Autism Diagnosis Changes Anger 'Aspies' Feb 11, 2010 - New York Times CHICAGO (AP) -- Some people with Asperger's syndrome are upset about proposed changes in how their form of autism is diagnosed. U.S. psychiatrists are revising the manual they ...

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Sweet-toothed children 'may have depression' Feb 10, 2010 - BBC While most children like sweets, those with an extra-sweet tooth may be depressed or at higher risk of future alcohol problems, researchers say. The US team report in the ...

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Community is place for mental health care Feb 9, 2010 - Toronto Star The challenge is to constrain health spending while investing in things that will reduce pressures on hospitals and meet people's health needs. Some 20 per cent of Ontarians ...

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Even when treated, depression costs employers-study Feb 9, 2010 - Reuters WASHINGTON, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Workers with depression stay home sick more often than healthy colleagues, even when their disease is treated, according to a Thomson Reuters (TRI.N) ...

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Is Depression Overdiagnosed In America? Feb 6, 2010 - NPR Roughly 27 million Americans took prescription antidepressants in 2005, making them the most commonly prescribed class of medications in America. Ira Flatow and guests discuss ...

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Girls with ADHD show other mental health risks Feb 4, 2010 - Reuters NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Girls with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder are more likely than their peers to develop depression, anxiety, eating disorders or other ...

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You don't have to be bipolar to be a genius – but it helps Feb 3, 2010 - The Independent Scientists have for the first time found powerful evidence that genius may be linked with madness. Speculation that the two may be related dates back millennia, and can be ...

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Fish oil shows promise in preventing psychosis Feb 1, 2010 - Washington Post CHICAGO -- Fish oil pills may be able to save some young people with signs of mental illness from descending into schizophrenia, according to a preliminary but first-of-its-kind ...

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Study links hormone to addiction, risk-taking Feb 1, 2010 - Reuters LONDON (Reuters) - People with high levels of the hormone dopamine in the brain, and low sensitivity to it, tend to be greater risk takers and may be more prone to addictive ...

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Author's mother speaks out about suicide Jan 31, 2010 - Canwest News Service QUEBEC — Suicide is something we'd often rather not talk about, but Jacinthe Mercier, whose daughter, Nelly Arcan, took her own life last fall, says talking about the ...

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Haiti leaves mental scars Jan 31, 2010 - Toronto Sun Many Canadian soldiers and relief workers witnessing the massive human disaster in Haiti will be coming home mentally scarred. Many likely will develop Post Traumatic Stress ...

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Military should monitor post-combat suicides, panel told Jan 29, 2010 - National Post OTTAWA -- Canadians should be wary of a grim trend in the United States where all military suicides outnumber combat deaths in Iraq and Afghanistan, a top mental health expert ...

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Soldiers heading to gruelling assignments may have to meet mental checklist Jan 29, 2010 - National Post Canadian soldiers heading to such assignments as the Afghan war would have to meet a checklist of psychological and social requirements under a new National Defence Department ...

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Mental health groups seek funding for 'orphan' social service Jan 28, 2010 - Ottawa Citizen Community leaders across the province have written Premier Dalton McGuinty, saying mental health services for children and youth are in "real trouble." Most of the 90 ...

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Kids of bipolar parents at risk for mental woes Jan 28, 2010 - Reuters NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Your preschool child is throwing a fit: is it just a temper tantrum, or could it be an early sign of something more serious, such as attention deficit ...

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Mental health patients get novel prescription Jan 28, 2010 - BBC GPs across Lanarkshire are to refer patients with mental health problems to their local libraries as part of their treatment. Patients will be "prescribed" self-help ...

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Mixed-handedness tied to learning problems, ADHD Jan 28, 2010 - Reuters NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Children who don't show a hand preference are more likely than their righty or lefty peers to perform poorly in school, a new study in the journal ...

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90 agencies ask McGuinty to increase funding for child, youth mental health Jan 27, 2010 - Ottawa Citizen OTTAWA — Community leaders across the province have written Premier Dalton McGuinty, saying Ontario’s mental health services for children and youth are in “real ...

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Ambidextrous children more likely to have mental problems? Jan 26, 2010 - Toronto Star Children who are ambidextrous may be more likely to have scholastic, speech and mental health problems such as ADHD, according to a recent study published in Pediatrics. A ...

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Service dog helps woman fight mental illness Jan 24, 2010 - Windsor Star WINDSOR, ONT. -- Jennifer Francis has a disability and requires a service dog — but there’s nothing wrong with her sight, hearing or limbs. The 23-year-old London resident ...

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Small steps for mental health Jan 22, 2010 - Hamilton Spectator Few other health issues get such silent treatment -- and short shrift from most governments -- as mental health. Children's mental health might even be the poor relation of ...

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Schizophrenia hits home: New program helps teens cope when a parent is battling mental illness Jan 22, 2010 - Times Colonist Growing up with a mother with a mental illness, Lilia Zaharieva had more to deal with during adolescence than the typical Victoria teenager, and not a lot of help dealing with ...

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Treating mental illness online Jan 21, 2010 - CTV Calgary A Calgary research team is running a clinical trial with teenagers being treated for depression. The trial involves offering treatment via the Internet. "With the ...

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Brought to the brink by climate change Jan 19, 2010 - National Post Mardi Tindal, the newly elected moderator of the United Church of Canada, returned from last month's climate change summit in Copenhagen with a deep malaise. Not a true clinical ...

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Number of toddlers diagnosed with bipolar disorder doubles Jan 18, 2010 - Reuters The number of children aged 2 to 5 who have been diagnosed with bipolar disorder and prescribed powerful antipsychotic drugs has doubled over the past decade, according to ...

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Academic book could spark debate about depression Jan 17, 2010 - Winnipeg Free Press Diagnosing the History of Depression in the Contemporary Age By Alain Ehrenberg, McGill-Queen's University Press, 376 pages, $35 THIS rather difficult history would make a ...

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Bipolar diagnosis jumps in young children: study Jan 17, 2010 - Reuters BOSTON (Reuters) - The number of children aged 2 to 5 who have been diagnosed with bipolar disorder and prescribed powerful antipsychotic drugs has doubled over the past decade, ...

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Exercise, getting together with friends, exposure to light all help winter blues Jan 17, 2010 - Canadian Press TORONTO — Whether or not you subscribe to a claim that the most depressing day of the year occurs on the third Monday of January, it's not a bad time to take stock and address ...

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Depression foundation named after Robert Enke to be headed by his widow Jan 16, 2010 - Canadian Press BERLIN — The German football federation has announced Robert Enke's widow will head a foundation named for the late Germany goalkeeper that will be dedicated to the research and ...

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Therese Borchard on Overcoming Depression Jan 15, 2010 - TIME Therese Borchard writes about depression every day on her award-winning blog at Beliefnet.com. But it took a special leap of faith to share the stories of her breakdowns, ...

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Is your junk food habit making you depressed? Processed food can bring down your mood, a new study fin your mood Jan 15, 2010 - MSNBC A new study published in The British Journal of Psychiatry makes a strong case that processed junk food can trigger or contribute to depression, while eating whole and healthy ...

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Study: Quickly giving wounded troops morphine cuts the risk of developing PTSD Jan 14, 2010 - Canadian Press TRENTION, N.J. — Quickly giving morphine to wounded troops cuts in half the chance they will develop post-traumatic stress disorder, according to a provocative study that ...

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Healthy diet may benefit women's mental health Jan 13, 2010 - Reuters NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women who suffer from depression and anxiety may want to take a look at their diet as possible contributors to these conditions, study findings ...

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Before You Quit Antidepressants ... Jan 12, 2010 - NY Times Last week, The Journal of the American Medical Association published a study questioning the effectiveness of antidepressant drugs. The drugs are useful in cases of severe ...

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Public servant depression a 'crisis' Jan 12, 2010 - National Post Depression among Canada's public servants is the country's biggest "public health crisis," says a leading mental health expert. It's an affliction among the country's ...

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Breast feeding for over six months could aid mental health Jan 12, 2010 - Reuters A study by the Telethon Institute for Child Health Research in Perth looked at 2,366 children born to women enrolled in a pregnancy study in the state of Western ...

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Debate over cognitive, traditional mental health therapy Jan 10, 2010 - LA Times If your doctor advised a treatment that involved leeches and bloodletting, you might take a second glance at that diploma on the wall. For the same reason, you should think twice ...

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Study: More of today's US youth have serious mental health issues than previous generations Jan 10, 2010 - Canadian Press CHICAGO — A new study has found that five times as many high school and college students in the U.S. are dealing with anxiety and other mental health issues than youth of the ...

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The Wrong Story About Depression Jan 9, 2010 - NY Times “STARTLING results,” promised the CNN teasers, building anticipation for a segment on this week’s big mental health news: a study led by researchers at the University of ...

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Depression among public servants Canada’s biggest ‘public health crisis’: expert Jan 9, 2010 - Canwest News Service OTTAWA — Depression among Canada’s public servants is the country’s biggest “public health crisis,” says a leading mental health expert. It’s an affliction among ...

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Mental Health: Deficiencies in Treatment of Depression Jan 8, 2010 - NY Times Researchers reported last week that antidepressant drugs seemed to be effective mainly in people with severe depression, not those with milder forms. Now another study is ...

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Busting the January workplace blues Jan 8, 2010 - Globe and Mail January is the cruellest month for employees, as evidenced by a spike in calls to experts for help with family, financial and mood problems. And after a year of increased ...

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Popular Drugs May Help Only Severe Depression Jan 5, 2010 - NY Times Some widely prescribed drugs for depression provide relief in extreme cases but are no more effective than placebo pills for most patients, according to a new analysis released ...

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Early bedtimes may protect teens from depression Jan 5, 2010 - Reuters Earlier bedtimes make for happier teens, a new study in the journal Sleep suggests. Adolescents whose parents enforced bedtimes of 10 p.m. or earlier were significantly less ...

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Teens Who Regularly Sleep 5 or Fewer Hours Are 71% More Likely to Report Depression Jan 1, 2010 - WebMD Jan. 1, 2010 -- Adolescents whose parents set earlier bedtimes are significantly less likely to suffer from depression or have suicidal thoughts compared to youngsters who hit the ...

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Lights out at 10 may help teens' mental health Dec 31, 2009 - CBC Earlier bedtimes may help protect teens from depression and suicidal thoughts, says a U.S. study published Friday. Researchers analyzed data from 15,659 U.S. students in Grades ...

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Don't forget the boys Dec 29, 2009 - Ottawa Citizen The majority of sexual abuse victims in Cornwall -- where a massive inquiry wrapped up this month -- were male. And yet, decades after Ontario began recognizing the importance of ...

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Quest for healing: An Ottawa doctor offers advice to chronic pain sufferers with his new book The Pain Detective Dec 29, 2009 - Ottawa Citizen Ann (not her real name) had been suffering from persistent lower back pain that grew worse when she was active. An X-ray revealed a problem with two vertebrae in her lower back, ...

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Guiding people toward emotional health Dec 29, 2009 - Times Colonist Last month, the Vancouver Island Health Authority cut all funding to the Citizens' Counselling Centre. This $80,000 contract represents one-third of the centre's total ...

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Youth centre in dire need of fixes Dec 24, 2009 - Ottawa Citizen The Youth Services Bureau's downtown drop-in centre is a real fixer-upper. In dire need of new heating and cooling systems, updated washrooms, and many other changes, the centre ...

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Alberta stops paying for mental-health patients' soap, coffee and snacks Dec 20, 2009 - Vancouver Sun EDMONTON — Mental-health patients at Alberta Hospital will no longer get free toothbrushes, face soap, sanitary napkins, coffee or snacks after Alberta Health Services stopped ...

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Province scraps controversial change at Alberta Hospital Dec 20, 2009 - CTV A policy that would have seen toiletries and snacks taken away from mental health patients at Alberta Hospital is being reversed by the Alberta government just days after it ...

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Treatment needed for mentally ill inmates: watchdog Dec 19, 2009 - Canwest News Service The number of inmates who died in Canadian jails as a result of homicide, suicide, accident or drug overdose increased this year, as prisoners with mental-health issues continued ...

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Regular teen pot smokers prone to depression, anxiety: Study Dec 18, 2009 - Vancouver Sun MONTREAL — Teenagers who smoke marijuana on a daily basis cause damage to their developing brains, making them more susceptible to depression and anxiety in adulthood, a new ...

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Universities must help students with depression Dec 14, 2009 - Ottawa Citizen Every year, more than 100,000 new students join Canada's university system, and this puts some of them at serious, but unnecessary risk. To make my point, consider two ...

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Feeling blue? Look to hugs before religion Dec 13, 2009 - Globe and Mail Christmas spirit flagging? Go out and get a hug. A new Canadian study has found that people who get hugs regularly are more likely to report better mental health. A warm embrace, ...

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Kids' mental health system needs care Dec 13, 2009 - Niagara Falls Review Pretend that your toddler, adolescent or older teen -is feeling sick with nausea, high fever, maybe vomiting. A trip the hospital may yield some antibiotics or other medications, ...

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How to calm your winter cravings Dec 10, 2009 - Ottawa Citizen If you woke up this morning to another grey, blustery day and thought to yourself, "Why get out of bed?" then you're not alone. While the bright lights of the holidays ...

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Canadian soldiers file fewer sick days despite stress of Afghan war Dec 9, 2009 - Canadian Press OTTAWA — The stress of combat in war-torn Afghanistan hasn't stopped Canadian soldiers from showing up for work, according to new Canadian Forces figures on sick days. The ...

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Higher Blood Lead Boosts Depression, Panic Risk Dec 8, 2009 - Reuters Health NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Lead exposure well within levels generally considered safe may harm mental health, new research suggests. Men and women in their 20s and 30s with ...

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Antidepressants May Make People Less Neurotic Dec 8, 2009 - Reuters Health CHICAGO (Reuters) - Antidepressants may go well beyond just easing the symptoms of depression; they may also make people less neurotic, U.S. researchers said Monday. Share Study ...

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United States. Lonely rats more prone to breast cancer Dec 8, 2009 - Canwest News Service Lonely, stressed-out rats were far more likely to develop breast tumours than rats living in a social group, a finding that suggests loneliness can have a profound effect on ...

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How our legal system fails the mentally ill Dec 5, 2009 - Toronto Star Actor Tony Rosato's legal problems illustrate how inadequately our legal system often deals with the mentally ill, experts say. Rosato was charged 4 1/2 years ago with ...

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The Hidden Business Cost of Mental Illness Dec 4, 2009 - Bloomberg It's hard to focus on your work when your child is hallucinating. One of the least discussed yet quite salient issues for American business in this year of health care reform ...

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Mandel backs mental health education Dec 4, 2009 - Toronto Sun Howie Mandel believes mental-health checkups should be part of the regular school curriculum. And as for adults, Mandel — who suffers from Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and ...

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Mental Health Commission releases framework for mental health strategy Dec 1, 2009 - NewsWire CALGARY, Nov. 30 /CNW Telbec/ - In a first step toward changing Canada's status as the only G8 country without a mental health strategy, the Mental Health Commission of Canada ...

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Prisons are not asylums Dec 1, 2009 - Ottawa Citizen There once was a time when visitors could pay a small fee to enter London's notorious Bethlehem Royal Hospital, or Bedlam as it was known, and view the residents for an ...

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Whitby's mental health centre joins forces with University of Toronto Nov 30, 2009 - NewsDurhamRegion WHITBY -- There's a distinct value that comes with seeing a medical student put their skills to the test first-hand at a medical facility or having the work of a doctor from that ...

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Such painful tales of mental anguish Nov 30, 2009 - Toronto Star The most powerful words are often the most succinct, and often uttered softly. I love you. Please help me. I forgive you. It's sometimes easy to forget at Queen's Park – ...

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Mental health issues need to be priority: author Nov 29, 2009 - Ottawa Citizen Amid the lineup of city planners and yoga teachers, Patricia Pearson took the stage and said: "I'm here in my professional capacity as a nervous wreck." The 300 or so ...

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Mental illness costs Canada $33B annually: TD Nov 26, 2009 - CBC Mental illness drags down Canada's economic output by more than two per cent every year, according to the chief economist of the TD Bank. In a speech to be delivered Wednesday ...

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Mental illness taking massive toll on economy Nov 26, 2009 - Toronto Star Don Drummond, chief economist for TD Financial Group, will discuss productivity and the GDP at a Toronto Board of Trade breakfast Wednesday morning, but not in the way you would ...

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City's homeless in study: place to live or services first Nov 24, 2009 - Winnipeg Sun More than 300 homeless Winnipeggers will be taking part in a multimillion dollar national project aimed at determining whether providing people with a place to live before ...

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Mentally ill get housing in study Nov 23, 2009 - Toronto Star The largest project in Canada's history to study the link between mental illness and homelessness kicks off Monday, offering hope – and a home – to more than 1,300 street ...

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Mental Health Commission begins 5-year project to help homeless Canadians Nov 23, 2009 - Canadian Press TORONTO — A research project that takes homeless people with mental illness off the streets in five cities and provides them with a safe place to live was officially launched ...

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Suicide still shrouded in shame Nov 20, 2009 - Edmonton Journal A beautiful boy died and life carried on, oblivious to the gifts he left with us. Alex Wedman was a lanky and sensitive kid. He loved his dog, Ali. He enjoyed teasing his mom. ...

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Quebec guards get more training to deal with mental illness Nov 19, 2009 - Canwest News Service QUEBEC — Prison guards in Quebec will receive training to deal with mentally ill inmates following the death of an Italian immigrant who, according to the coroner, did not ...

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Can we win the fight against mental illness? Nov 17, 2009 - Globe and Mail Online Over the past two months, our Breaking Through series has chronicled the lives of people living with mental illness, including students, comedians, authors, lawyers, mothers, and ...

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Changes to mental illness handbook not taken lightly Nov 16, 2009 - Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ) From its humble beginnings in 1952, the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders continues to grow, both in thickness and influence. Published by the American ...

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Why the screen often beats the couch Nov 13, 2009 - Globe and Mail It was a simple study, but for Sam Ozersky, a psychiatrist with the mood disorders clinic at the University Health Network in Toronto, the conclusions were an epiphany. In ...

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Looking out for kids' mental well-being Nov 10, 2009 - CBC A colleague lost a child to suicide this summer. Sadly, this tragic event will be familiar to too many people. For most of us, children who suffer from depression, face each day ...

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Helping Our Children With Stress Nov 6, 2009 - New York Times Every year the American Psychological Association takes our emotional temperature with its report titled Stress in America. This year, for the first time, children were also ...

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Depression link to processed food Nov 1, 2009 - BBC Eating a diet high in processed food increases the risk of depression, research suggests. What is more, people who ate plenty of vegetables, fruit and fish actually had a lower ...

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Information night sheds light on childhood anxiety Oct 30, 2009 - EastOttawa.ca Over 400 parents gathered at Fallingbrook Elementary School last week for a unique information evening entitled Growing up Resilient: Coping with Childhood Anxiety. “What was ...

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Ajax man helps stomp the stigma about mental health issues Oct 27, 2009 - DurhamRegion.com DURHAM -- For years, shame and fear led Ajax's Ben Verboom to inadvertently contribute to the stigma surrounding mental illness. A graduate of Archbishop Denis O'Connor ...

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Purging the stigma of mental illness Oct 26, 2009 - Montreal Gazette Joseph Rochford, associate professor of psychiatry at McGill and a director at the Douglas Hospital, hopes the hospital's Mini-Psych School will help debunk myths surrounding ...

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MPs and Mental Health Awards Oct 24, 2009 - MacLeans The seventh annual Champions of Mental Health Awards were held at the Fairmont Château Laurier ballroom. Margaret Trudeau, seen below with son Justin, got an award for being ...

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Working After Retirement Good for Your Health Oct 23, 2009 - Reuters Health NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who keep doing some work in their field after they retire may enjoy better physical and mental health than those who stop working completely, a ...

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Mental-health care: Only the acute need apply Oct 19, 2009 - Globe and Mail Health-care workers in Victoria will only be able to treat the most acute mental-health patients as budget cuts result in fewer beds, caseworkers and community support ...

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Rising costs, waiting lists can cause nightmares for parents of autistic children Oct 18, 2009 - Vancouver Sun OTTAWA - All the signs had been there. When Suzanne Lanthier's three-year-old son, Scotty, played with his toy trucks, he would always turn them upside down and spin their ...

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Study: Delaying Retirement Improves Your Health Oct 16, 2009 - US News Seniors who work part-time during their retirement years may stay healthy longer, suggests a new study released this week. Retirees who remained employed, but reduced their hours, ...

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Green Spaces Boost the Body and the Mind Oct 15, 2009 - Atlanta Journal-Constitution THURSDAY, Oct. 15 (HealthDay News) -- The closer you live to nature, the healthier you're likely to be. For instance, people who live within 1 kilometer of a park or wooded ...

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Complete retirement 'bad for you' Oct 14, 2009 - BBC Giving up work completely on retirement could be bad for your health, US research suggests. The study of 12,189 people found retirees who take on temporary or part-time work ...

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Physical problems 'often mental' Oct 14, 2009 - BBC The true burden of mental ill health is unrecognised since many "physical" problems, like cancer and obesity, are really "mind" problems, say experts. Most ...

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Did you hear the one about comedians and mental illness? Oct 9, 2009 - Globe and Mail As someone who suffers from bipolar disorder, Big Daddy Tazz has been treated with lithium, a drug that he notes “made me gain 40 pounds, lose all my hair and killed my sex ...

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Exploring the Health Benefits of Pets Oct 5, 2009 - NY Times When Chad, a yellow Labrador retriever, moved in with Claire Vaccaro’s family in Manhattan last spring, he already had an important role. As an autism service dog, he was ...

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Woman says stigma toughest part of living with mental illness Oct 4, 2009 - The Intelligencer Tony Wade lived with schizophrenia for three years before she knew what was happening inside her head. She was diagnosed at the age of seventeen. She is now 33 years ...

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Advocates call for strategy to deal with mental health system in Nova Scotia Oct 1, 2009 - Canadian Press HALIFAX, N.S. — Mental health advocates in Nova Scotia say the province must do something to address a system in crisis. Representatives from several groups held a news ...

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Mental health policy for N.B. delayed until spring Sep 29, 2009 - CBC The New Brunswick government will spend another six months drafting its strategy for mental health services, Health Minister Mary Schryer said. In releasing the Health ...

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Inclusive workplace encourages employees to disclose mental illness: Study Sep 22, 2009 - Canadian HR Reporter Employees are more inclined to disclose mental illness and seek assistance when they believe their mentally ill co-workers are receiving equitable treatment from their employer, ...

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Foot soldiers on the battlefield of the mind Sep 20, 2009 - Ottawa Citizen The social workers here who help soldiers deal with mounting psychological fallout from the war are subject to the same debilitating stress and anxiety the troops face. And it ...

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Mental hospital cuts 'short-sighted, cruel' Sep 8, 2009 - Calgary Herald Tara Mallet sings in two choirs, goes to church regularly and loves her occasional afternoons at a nearby cooking co-op. Three afternoons a week, she attends a day program at ...

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More training in mental illness: Emergency workers need latest information on excited delirium Sep 5, 2009 - Chronicle Herald Police and jail guards will get more training to recognize mental illnesses and how to deal with people afflicted with them, Justice Minister Ross Landry said Friday. The ...

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Depression signs found in 15% of preschoolers Aug 29, 2009 - CBC News Infants and preschoolers often appear to have a carefree life but a study suggests almost 15 per cent may have high levels of depression and anxiety. In the five-year study of ...

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Feds to fund housing project for mentally ill homeless Aug 26, 2009 - Canwest News Service A new federal project will provide housing for hundreds of homeless, mentally ill Vancouverites in an attempt to help them reintegrate into society. The study, by the Mental ...

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Federal study to give homeless places to live Aug 25, 2009 - Canwest News Service A new federal project will look at helping homeless people with mental illness in five cities across Canada reintegrate into society by giving hundreds of them places to ...

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Too much multimedia 'can harm your mental health' Aug 25, 2009 - Adfero DirectNews New research has found that people who use different "multimedia" at the same time have the greatest difficulty in filtering what information is relevant and what is ...

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Instant messaging 'could help depression' Aug 24, 2009 - Adfero DirectNews New research has found that by using an instant messaging service online, people suffering from depression can be given advice through pop up messages. Talking treatments have ...

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Health care reform part 2: The mind and body problem Aug 24, 2009 - Examiner.com Part 1 to this article addressed the need for mental health improvements within health care reform. The most important link that lawmakers and the public need to understand when ...

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Tories put up cash for marijuana and mental illness research Aug 18, 2009 - Winnipeg Free Press The Harper government is putting up $550,000 to gather research on marijuana use and mental illness. The Schizophrenia Society of Canada will use the money to further research ...

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Mental health changes attacked Aug 15, 2009 - Calgary Herald Alberta Health Services is scrapping plans to redevelop the province's largest mental health facility and will instead shuffle patients into community care. The province's top ...

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Health authority to cut funds for mental health and addiction service providers to save $400,000 Aug 11, 2009 - Vancouver Sun By Rebecca Tebrake, Vancouver SunAugust 5, 2009 The Fraser Health Authority is cutting funds to external mental health and addictions service providers, opting to do the ...

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Mental health experts target ‘huge mismatch’ in funding: Stigma is diverting money for research, doctors say Aug 7, 2009 - Ottawa Citizen OTTAWA-The stigma of mental illness is diverting research money from a multibillion-dollar economic problem, Ottawa’s leading mental health experts say. Mental illness ...

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Youth mental health unit needs change: report Jul 22, 2009 - CBC Newfoundland and Labrador's largest health authority released a report Wednesday that recommends sweeping changes inside the system that is supposed to protect troubled ...

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Employees on leave for mental illness return to work sooner when family doctor works with mental health professional: study Jul 22, 2009 - Newswire TORONTO, July 22 /CNW/ - Individuals who are on short-term disability leave due to mental illness may return to work sooner when their family doctor actively partners with a ...

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Gene tied to mental illness, creativity Jul 17, 2009 - Canwest News Service Art and music help Nigel Bart, who was diagnosed with schizophrenia 15 years ago, get through his day and manage his mental disorder. He wakes up every morning with what he ...

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Mental health: a housing issue Jul 15, 2009 - Toronto Star As Ontario strives to find a better way to deal with mental illness and addictions there has already been a lot of discussion about transforming the health sector so it actually ...

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Provincial Affairs: Raising the bar on mental health reform Jul 15, 2009 - Toronto Star To read the obituary pages of newspapers is to regularly recognize the silent scream of mental illness and to know how far-reaching, if euphemistically acknowledged, is the ...

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Ontario wants to expand mental health help access Jul 14, 2009 - Canadian Press TORONTO — Ontario wants to make mental health and addiction services accessible through the justice system, schools and other social services, the province's health minister ...

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Ontario health minister says mental health care should be more accessible Jul 14, 2009 - Canadian Press TORONTO — Ontario's health minister says he wants to make mental health and addiction services accessible through the justice system, schools and other social services. David ...

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Workplace depression: Your co-worker needs your help Jul 14, 2009 - Globe and Mail At the time, there seemed nothing unusual about his co-worker's behaviour, but looking back, the signs were there. Andrew Scheer was a rookie MP with Dave Batters in 2004. The ...

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Editorial: Opening doors on mental health Jul 13, 2009 - Toronto Star Mental illness and addictions often go hand in hand. Yet addicts are routinely told they must get clean before they can access mental health services, and those suffering from ...

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Why we need a new approach toward handling mental illness Jul 8, 2009 - Vancouver Sun When former Conservative Saskatchewan MP Dave Batters announced last year that he was leaving politics, he also revealed something far more personal -- that he was battling ...

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Canadian hospital pioneers mental-health treatment Jul 7, 2009 - Globe and Mail A Canadian psychiatric hospital will be the first in the world to use a combination of genetic testing and brain imaging to help determine the best course of treatment for ...

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Military launches mental illness awareness campaign Jul 6, 2009 - HR Reporter The Canadian military is launching a campaign to encourage soldiers with mental illnesses, particularly post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), to step forward and get the help ...

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Canadian streets, prisons `the asylums of the 21st century,' former senator warns Jun 28, 2009 - Canwest News Service Former Liberal senator Michael Kirby is lashing out at this country for the way it has cared for its mentally ill. Kirby says health officials closed insane asylums across the ...

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Military launches mental-health awareness campaign Jun 25, 2009 - Canadian Press OTTAWA — Cpl. Mike O'Rourke fought his way through the sun-baked grape fields of Panjwaii in 2006. Charging into merciless Taliban machine gun fire, he retrieved wounded and ...

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Military launches mental health awareness campaign Jun 25, 2009 - CBC Canada's chief of defence kicked off an awareness campaign Thursday to try to lessen the stigma attached to mental illness in the military and encourage troubled soldiers to come ...

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Canadian military to launch mental-health awareness campaign Jun 24, 2009 - Ottawa Citizen The head of the Canadian Forces will launch a mental-health awareness campaign Thursday as concerns grow that the country's military personnel are not being cared for properly, ...

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Understanding of mental illness grows over time Jun 21, 2009 - Star Phoneix EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the first instalment in a series. - - - Kay Parley has lived in the shadows of mental illness for most of her life. She had never met her grandfather ...

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Mental Health and the Military: A soldier's descent Jun 20, 2009 - Ottawa Citizen Stuart Langridge was a rising young soldier until a tour in Afghanistan sent him into a downward spiral of drugs and despair. After six suicide attempts, he finally took his life ...

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MP: Forces overlook mental illness Jun 17, 2009 - Edmonton Sun OTTAWA — Soldiers who suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder can face stigma that is more destructive than the illness itself, a new report from MPs on the House of Commons ...

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Prisons must do more for the mentally ill: minister Jun 16, 2009 - Canadian Press OTTAWA — The federal public safety minister says the woeful treatment of the mentally ill is "one of the greatest failings of society today." At a two-day gathering ...

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Staying Sane May Be Easier Than You Think Jun 12, 2009 - Time We tend to view the brain like an alien that happens to reside in the skull. We see it as unpredictable, ungovernable in ways that other organs aren't. Proper diet, exercise, no ...

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More Americans taking drugs for mental illness Jun 1, 2009 - Reuters / Vancouver Sun CHICAGO (Reuters) - Many more Americans have been using prescription drugs to treat mental illness since 1996, in part because of expanded insurance coverage and greater ...

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Bitterness touted as sanctioned mental disorder May 31, 2009 - Calgary Herald Bitterness should be classified an official brain illness, according to psychiatrists who say people who experience prolonged bitterness over a breakup or conflict at work are ...

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Many Canadians avoid mental therapy May 27, 2009 - UPI.com MONTREAL, May 26 (UPI) -- More women than men in Canada seek medical help for mental illness such as depression or schizophrenia, a researcher says. The study, published in the ...

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Shooting victim may have had mental illness May 27, 2009 - CTV A woman who says she's a friend of the man shot by police tells CTV News he struggled with mental illness. "I know he's mentally handicapped but I don't know if he's on ...

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Our mental-health-care system needs fixing: Here's how May 27, 2009 - Vancouver Sun The story of the beheading of Tim McLean on a Greyhound bus struck an emotional chord with the public. We asked: Who would intentionally murder a stranger in such a gruesome ...

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Mental illness went undiagnosed in man who leaped to death, says family May 13, 2009 - CBC Winnipeg needs more resources for people struggling with mental health issues, says the sister of a man who jumped to his death from a construction site on the weekend. On ...

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Gardening project helping those with mental illness May 12, 2009 - South Shore Now LUNENBURG - Forty-five individuals who are living with a mental illness are participating in a one-year program at the Second Story Women's Centre that provides opportunities for ...

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Youth mental health agency in crisis May 12, 2009 - Ottawa Citizen OTTAWA – An Ottawa mental health agency for teenagers with suicidal tendencies and other serious problems says it will be forced to close soon if the Ontario government does not ...

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How to stay calm in the face of road rage May 12, 2009 - Canwest News Service We've all been subjected to that aggressive driver who frightens us, annoys us, horrifies us. You know the types. Their repertoire of dangerous driving antics is long. They ...

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Stress tied to mental illness May 9, 2009 - Times Colonist Children consistently victimized by peers appear more likely to develop psychotic symptoms in early adolescence, according to a British study in Archives of General ...

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Creative minds: the links between mental illness and creativity May 8, 2009 - Independent At first glance, Einstein, Salvador Dali, Tony Hancock, and Beach Boy Brian Wilson would seem to have little in common. Their areas of physics, modern art, comedy, and rock music, ...

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Bullying may cause psychotic symptoms, mental illness in victims May 5, 2009 - National Post People who are bullied as children have twice the risk of having delusions, hallucinations or other psychotic symptoms as pre-teens as those who have not been bullied, British ...

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Recession leading to rise in mental health problems May 3, 2009 - Canwest News Service More than four in 10 employed Canadians are worried they will lose their jobs, according to a new national snapshot of Canadians' mental health. The survey shows 36% of working ...

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`Shared care' will help psych shortage May 2, 2009 - Toronto Star Mental health treatment in Canada has never enjoyed a golden age. But with a growing and aging population and in the midst of a recession, the need for more psychiatric health ...

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Mental illness nothing to be ashamed of, says Margaret Trudeau Apr 30, 2009 - Kings County Advertiser If Margaret Trudeau has learned anything from years of dealing with a bipolar disorder, it’s not to be afraid to ask for help. Trudeau was the special guest of the Kings ...

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New tool helps safeguard mental health of employees Apr 28, 2009 - Canadian Occupational Health and Safety News A new evidence-based tool for employers looking to improve mental health and safety in their workplaces was released on April 20 by the Great-West Life Centre for Mental Health in ...

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Pine River Institute wins Kaiser Award For Excellence Apr 27, 2009 - Pine River Institute blog Pine River Institute has been selected as one of the winners of the Kaiser Foundation 2009 Awards for Excellence! The Kaiser Foundation, formed 25 years ago, works in the field of ...

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Stressed soldiers lack support, ex-chaplain maintains: Forces personnel often left to suffer post-traumatic illness Apr 26, 2009 - Globe and Mail The circumstances surrounding non-combat deaths of troops in Afghanistan often remain mysterious. Of the handful that have occurred, at least two have led to criminal charges, ...

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Military must focus on mental health: MacKay Apr 24, 2009 - Canwest News Service OTTAWA — The Canadian military must do more to address mental-health concerns within its ranks, National Defence Minister Peter MacKay said on Friday. "I don't think ...

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Mental health bed shortage: Report reveals Alberta below Canada average Apr 21, 2009 - Calgary Herald A government-commissioned report shows Alberta has a quarter the national average of psychiatric beds, leading Calgary advocates to argue mental health patients are facing ...

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Mental health care in Alberta blasted in report leaked to NDP Apr 20, 2009 - Calgary Herald EDMONTON - Alberta has four times fewer mental health beds than the national average, says a government-commissioned report leaked to the NDP. The report, called "Beyond ...

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Quebec lab a world leader in using technology to treat mental illness Apr 13, 2009 - Canadian Press MONTREAL — A Quebec university has made virtual therapy a reality by using computer wizardry to treat phobias, depression and addiction while forging Canada's reputation as a ...

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Shrinks in cyberspace Apr 9, 2009 - Globe and Mail HAYLEY MICK From Wednesday's Globe and Mail Last updated on Thursday, Apr. 09, 2009 10:45PM EDT Distraught over your dwindling financial investments, you pour out your angst ...

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Simple lessons change teenage attitudes to mental illness Apr 6, 2009 - Media Newswire (Media-Newswire.com) - Teaching school children about common mental health problems can reduce prejudice and negative attitudes towards mental illness, according to a new study ...

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Patients Hospitalized For Mental Illness In Ontario See Decrease In Signs Of Depression, Aggression Apr 5, 2009 - Medical News Today In 2007-2008, there were more than 52,000 admissions to mental health beds in Ontario, and new data show that the vast majority of these showed improvements during their hospital ...

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Experts: Doctors should screen teens for depression Mar 30, 2009 - USA Today If you have teens or tweens, government-appointed experts have a message: U.S. adolescents should be routinely screened for major depression by their primary care doctors. The ...

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Minister defends province's adolescent mental health services Mar 28, 2009 - CBC Nova Scotia's health minister says mental health services for young people are not in crisis. Minister Karen Casey responded to NDP health critic Dave Wilson's comments ...

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IWK shortages affect teen mental health care, mom says Mar 27, 2009 - Chronicle Herald A New Germany teenager who suffers from terrifying flashbacks about her early childhood and needs special treatment is back home because of a staff shortage at the IWK Health ...

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Inspiring night for mental health Mar 15, 2009 - Ottawa Citizen It was a night for dining, dancing and debunking mental illness myths as corporate and community leaders got together Friday for the Royal Ottawa Foundation for Mental Health's ...

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Canada warned: We're far behind on mental health Mar 10, 2009 - National Post Canadians living with psychiatric illness are "often confronted with a confusing maze of services" that falls far short of those in other G8 nations, says a member of ...

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N.S. mental health court on hold Mar 9, 2009 - The Chronicle Herald The province’s plan to open a specialized court to deal with mentally ill offenders has been temporarily put on hold. The mental health court was set to open April 1 in the ...

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Rocker Matthew Good talks about depression struggle Mar 9, 2009 - Canadian Press TORONTO -- Matthew Good remembers a time when his work ethic nearly destroyed him. In 2006, the Canadian musician was struggling through a separation, an addiction to ...

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How the mental health system failed Vince Li Mar 6, 2009 - The Globe and Mail WINNIPEG — Vince Li jumped from the bus window likely thinking he would be greeted as a hero. In his mind, he and his trusty buck knife had just slain a demon. With blood ...

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Dying to be thin Mar 4, 2009 - The Canadian Immigrant On the occasion of International Women’s Day, March 8, I think it’s a good time to focus on a group of insidious disorders primarily affecting girls and young women — I’m ...

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Teen's prison death 'entirely preventable': watchdog Mar 3, 2009 - The Canadian Press OTTAWA — How a troubled girl went from throwing crabapples at a postman to suicide by choking - as guards watched - is a tale as frustrating as it is sad, says Canada's prison ...

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Keeping a diary good for your mental health Mar 2, 2009 - Canada.com A confessional diary, terrible poetry about how no one understands you, an off-key song about lost love: None of these may be worth sharing with the world, but all can help with ...

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Judge's report calls for sweeping changes to N.B. mental health system Feb 27, 2009 - CBC A New Brunswick judge is calling for 80 recommendations to patch up the cracks in the province's mental health system. Provincial Court Justice Michael McKee, who issued his ...

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Homeless suffer more from mental illness, says report Feb 23, 2009 - Canwest News Service OTTAWA -- When a homeless person is hospitalized, more than half of the time it is because of a mental disorder, according to a new report on the relationship between mental ...

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He switched on the light - then fell into darkness Feb 22, 2009 - Globe and Mail To cap a long, high-powered career, Bill Wilkerson led a campaign to transform the way corporate Canada saw mental illness in the workplace. Then as he reveals here for the first ...

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Mental health stigma addressed at doctors annual meeting Feb 14, 2009 - BC Local News Optimism creeps into my thoughts when I hear about what the Canadian Medical Association did at its 2008 annual meeting. Perhaps long-awaited change is on its way when it comes ...

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A mental-health plan for the next 30 years Feb 6, 2009 - Vancouver Sun It's 2038 and British Columbia is about to be recognized by the World Health Organization for its approach to our citizens' mental health. Less than 30 years ago, mental illness ...

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Treat mental health problems early, avoid trouble later Jan 28, 2009 - The Chronicle Herald Metro Mental illness exacts a staggering toll in Canada, but many of its effects on individuals and society could be avoided, says a Halifax expert on adolescent mental ...

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Mom-to-mom support helps postpartum depression: study Jan 16, 2009 - CBC Counselling may not only help in treating postpartum depression but also in preventing it, new research suggests. Postpartum depression affects about 13 per cent of women in ...

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Employers could save billions by reducing stigma of mental illness Jan 14, 2009 - Edmonton Journal If the military and the RCMP can break the stigma of mental illness as a character weakness, other Canadian employers should follow suit, says the chairman of the Global Business ...

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Mental Health Problems in Grey Bruce Jan 12, 2009 - Bayshore Broadcasting It could be a difficulty year ahead for those providing mental health services for youth in Grey Bruce. The Executive Director of Keystone Youth Services says with the economic ...

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Mental-health services earn a positive review Jan 11, 2009 - The Province A sweeping review of B.C.'s co-ordinated system of services for children with mental illness has found both improvements and shortcomings five years after it was announced. The ...

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Economic crisis takes toll on mental health Jan 10, 2009 - Montreal Gazette Everyone will be hurting in the economic meltdown - that is, except mental health professionals. They at least probably don't have to worry about not having enough ...

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Report says mental health services for youth in B.C. need improvement Jan 9, 2009 - The Canadian Press VICTORIA, B.C. — Demand for mental health services for children and youth outstrips supply and there are still complaints of long wait lists and a lack of services in some ...

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Society still has a way to go before stigma of mental illness is erased Jan 9, 2009 - Sault Star Mental illness still seems to be a disease that people fear and use outdated words to describe, which I thought had fallen away in the last 35 years when we became enlightened to ...

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Inquiry needed into youth mental health services: lawyer Jan 7, 2009 - cbc.ca A prominent St. John's lawyer is calling for a full public inquiry into mental health services for young people in Newfoundland and Labrador. Bob Buckingham represents the ...

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Fewer mental health diagnoses from Chinese-speaking doctors: study Jan 6, 2009 - CBC Chinese immigrants in British Columbia were less likely to access mental health care compared to non-Chinese speaking patients, according to researchers who say the findings have ...

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Casting a light on mental illness: Michael Kirby Dec 26, 2008 - Globe and Mail OTTAWA -- As a math student at Dalhousie University, Michael Kirby would spend long afternoons sitting in the "Roost," the top floor of his fraternity house, working ...

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Being Carrie Fisher: Spokesperson for Bipolar Disorder Dec 20, 2008 - Newsweek Carrie Fisher's life has gone through more turns than a revolving door at Macy's. The daughter of Debbie Reynolds and Eddie Fisher, she herself became a celebrity when she was ...

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Forces fall short on troops mental-health needs: report Dec 17, 2008 - National Post OTTAWA -- As the rigours of combat in Afghanistan soar, the Canadian Forces is not meeting the mental-health needs of its members, many of whom are falling through the cracks, ...

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Staggering costs of mental illness Dec 10, 2008 - The Star.Com Well, now we know. Now we know why the McGuinty government made the unusually accommodating move last week of accepting an opposition member's resolution to strike a select ...

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Margaret Trudeau to write about struggle with mental illness Dec 10, 2008 - Ottawa Citizen OTTAWA - Margaret Trudeau is writing a memoir, to be published in the fall of 2010, detailing her many years struggling with bipolar depression. News of the forthcoming book ...

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Opinion: Staggering costs of mental illness Dec 10, 2008 - TheStar.com By Jim Coyle Well, now we know. Now we know why the McGuinty government made the unusually accommodating move last week of accepting an opposition member's resolution to ...

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Mental health, addiction services trailing on lack of funding oversight: auditor Dec 9, 2008 - The Canadian Press TORONTO — People in need of mental health care and addiction services aren't getting the help they need because the provincial government isn't keeping proper track of the ...

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Healing men: One cure for violence against women Dec 6, 2008 - Calgary Herald My sister was murdered by a stranger in 1979. So on the National Day of Action on Violence against Women I ask myself, "What can a man do?" Marc Lepine was clearly ...

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New Calgary research centre to focus on mental illness Nov 28, 2008 - CBC The University of Calgary has announced the creation of a new centre devoted to research and education in mental health. The centre is a partnership between the university, ...

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When mental illness tarnishes your golden years Nov 27, 2008 - Globe and Mail Members of an older generation struggle to overcome not only their own biases against seeking care for mental disorders, but the lack of services perpetuated by the 'therapeutic ...

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My list: 10 things to do improve mental health care in Canada Nov 27, 2008 - Globe and Mail Steve Lurie has been the executive director of Canadian Mental Health Association Toronto Branch since 1979. The CMHA Toronto Branch is Canada's largest community mental health ...

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On stigma, doctors and mental health Nov 26, 2008 - Globe and Mail Just as lawyers can face a barrage of bottom-feeder jokes, psychiatrists, both in film and real life, have long been seen as doctors of a lesser science, Carolyn Abraham writes in ...

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New theory suggests genetic origins of mental illness Nov 24, 2008 - CTV.ca Two scientists, one a Canadian, have developed a revolutionary theory for the basis of some mental illness. They argue that autism and schizophrenia are opposite disorders when ...

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Slim chance for parole from a prison of the mind Nov 24, 2008 - Globe and Mail It was a federal program meant to get mentally ill young offenders into treatment and out of prisons and lives of crime. It could decide the future of Canada's youngest violent ...

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Raising a child with a mental illness Nov 22, 2008 - Globe and Mail On a Monday morning in September, 2006, during what they call their “darkest of days,” Heather Bishop and Sean Quigley committed their 10-year-old daughter, Erynn, to a ...

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Counsellors look at different ways to reach out to reluctant teens Nov 21, 2008 - CBC When Tim Snelgrove was in the seventh grade, his life began spiralling out of control. "It was kind of lots of things going on," says Snelgrove, 15, who lives just ...

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Funds urgently needed for mental health Nov 17, 2008 - The Toronto Star: Letter to the Editor Re:Probe links youth violence to mental health neglect, Nov. 14 The "Roots of Youth Violence" report by Alvin Curling and Roy McMurtry identified untreated mental ...

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Ontario at youth violence crossroad: Report Nov 14, 2008 - The Star Ontario is at a "crossroads" over growing youth violence fuelled by poverty, racism, poor housing and troubles in the school system, says a long-awaited new ...

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Mental health court proves a huge success Nov 13, 2008 - Ottawa Citizen Though it has had only five sittings since its creation in May, Ottawa's new youth mental health court is already making a difference, those involved in the court said ...

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Money and your mental health Nov 6, 2008 - Calgary Herald Money and your mental health Dr. Robin Reesal, For The Calgary Herald Published: Thursday, November 06, 2008 How does the economic downturn affect mental health? It's a ...

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How Obama's win may impact Americans' mental health Nov 5, 2008 - USA Today Improved race relations and short-term relief from soaring stress levels are among the likely after-effects of Barack Obama's Tuesday night victory, say experts in mental health ...

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B.C. government removed girl from mother with mental illness Nov 4, 2008 - CBC.ca A Vancouver mother who has a diagnosed mental illness is speaking out about how her daughter was taken away from her by the B.C. government after she had a breakdown.

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Facing Fears Early May Reduce Childhood Anxiety Oct 30, 2008 - ScienceDaily ScienceDaily (Oct. 30, 2008) — Helping children face their fears may be more productive than focusing on other techniques to help them manage their anxieties, according to ...

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Chemical link found between suicide, depression: Mix of biological, social triggers at work Oct 29, 2008 - Ottawa Citizen People who are driven to suicide by depression have brains that are chemically different from those who die of natural causes, a new study has found. The discovery, centred on ...

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Despite Growing Spending, Canadians' Health Status Only Middle of the Pack Oct 28, 2008 - Market Watch Canada is a middle-of-the-pack performer on Health, getting a B grade, in the latest Report Card on Canada: How Canada Performs: Health-Details and Analysis, released today by The ...

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Children's mental health discussed Oct 21, 2008 - Peterborough Examiner Do you know what it's like when your child has emotional problems? East City-based Kinark Child and Family Services will look at the subject when it presents Children's Mental ...

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Work underway for N.S. mental health court Oct 21, 2008 - CBC Nova Scotia is getting ready to hire the staff it needs to set up the province's first mental health court. The court system will deal with people with mental illnesses who ...

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Study explores link between bisexuality & poor mental health Oct 21, 2008 - xtra.ca Researchers have known for a few years that bisexual people are more likely to experience poor mental health compared to straight or gay people.

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Bad economy exacerbates mental health problems Oct 21, 2008 - The Windsor Star For Andy Doig, Windsor's troubled economy affects more than just his wallet. It affects his mental health. Doig, 46, used to work as a mechanic but is now unemployed.

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Mental health services need to improve, says N.B. ombudsman Oct 17, 2008 - CBC The New Brunswick ombudsman has called on the provincial government to improve mental health services after a dozen residents of a special care home in Shippigan, N.B., were left ...

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Five policies on mental health and addiction Oct 11, 2008 - Toronto Star This week – the countdown toward the federal election – has been Mental Illness Awareness week. The cost of mental illness to the Canadian economy in terms of health care and ...

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Economic downturn poses threat to mental health: WHO Oct 10, 2008 - CBC News The added stress of a global economic downturn could lead to a rise in mental health problems, the World Health Organization said Friday. As some Americans struggle to cope ...

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Face mental illness: a 10-step plan Oct 8, 2008 - TheChronicleHerald.ca By STAN KUTCHER and DAVID VENN What does the face of a person with mental illness look like? That question is at the heart of this year’s national anti-stigma campaign ...

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Postage stamp to raise money for mental health launched in Nova Scotia Oct 7, 2008 - Canadian Press ANTIGONISH, N.S. — A postal stamp to raise funds for mental health research and patient support has been formally launched in Antigonish, N.S. The stamp features a person ...

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Standing in to face depression Oct 7, 2008 - Ottawa Citizen When mental issues sacked former NFL pivot Eric Hipple, he was unaware of the debilitating power of the enemy he was facing, writes Bob Duff from Detroit. He'd be up. He'd be ...

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Stressed workers' mental health at risk Oct 3, 2008 - The Calgary Herald According to the Canadian Council of Social Development, nearly 1.2 million Canadians aged 15 and over suffer from depression. Indeed, depression has the unenviable distinction of ...

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Stamp issued in support of Mental Health Oct 3, 2008 - Bugle-Observer -online edition The Woodstock Mental Health office is celebrating the issue of a stamp for mental health with a morning information session in the Woodstock post office lobby. Mental health ...

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More U.S. than European kids take mental health meds Oct 3, 2008 - Reuters.com NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - US children are substantially more likely to be prescribed drugs for mental conditions than their peers in the Netherlands and Germany, new research ...

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Better mental-health services needed for youth, group says Oct 2, 2008 - CBC News The next federal government needs to do more to help young people with mental-health problems, the president of the Canadian Psychological Association says. An estimated 1.2 ...

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Better mental-health services needed for youth, group says Oct 2, 2008 - CBC The next federal government needs to do more to help young people with mental-health problems, the president of the Canadian Psychological Association says. An estimated 1.2 ...

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Millions raised in support of new mental health centre Oct 1, 2008 - The StarPhoenix If the outpouring of support for the Future in Mind Campaign is any indication, mental illness may not be as stigmatized in Saskatoon as it has been in the past.

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Mood and anxiety program first of its kind in Canada Oct 1, 2008 - Hospital News Helping young people between the ages of 16 and 30 afflicted with the recent onset of depression and anxiety is the major focus of both the clinical practice and clinical research ...

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Sleep troubles in teens can lead to drug use and poor mental health Oct 1, 2008 - CBC Adolescents who have insomnia are more likely to drink alcohol, smoke and use illicit drugs, and have double the risk of developing mental health problems as they get older, a new ...

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Toddlers' mental health may need check-up Sep 30, 2008 - ABC News Australia Mental health problems are not usually associated with toddlers and young children. But some of Australia's leading experts in child mental health say the mental well-being of ...

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For phobics, a tall bridge can be terrifying Sep 24, 2008 - Associated Press STEVENSVILLE, Md. -- Maryland's Bay Bridge offers a postcard-perfect view of the Chesapeake Bay, seagulls and ... whatever. I'm not looking. I am memorizing every curve of the ...

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Arts activities aid people with mental health needs: Research suggests arts activities boost confidence and reduce mental distress Sep 24, 2008 - Society Guardian People with mental health needs receive significant benefits from taking part in arts activities, research has shown. The study, carried out by Anglia Ruskin University, the ...

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Kids wait 1 year for mental health services: IWK CEO Sep 18, 2008 - CBC News A backlog of cases has resulted in a year-long wait for some young people seeking mental health help, the head of the children's hospital says.

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Bisexual community reports need for improvements in mental health services Sep 17, 2008 - CNW Group New research by the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) and the Sherbourne Health Centre sheds light on themental health of bisexual people in Ontario by looking at the ...

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Senator Michael Kirby to talk on mental health challenges in Canada Sep 16, 2008 - Exchange Morning Post WATERLOO - Canada's leading mental health advocate will deliver a talk on ending the discrimination faced by mentally ill people at the launch of the community programming ...

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Mind goggling therapy Sep 16, 2008 - The Ottawa Citizen A $6-million virtual reality 'immersive room' is opening the door to new ways to treat phobias and other disorders, Roger Collier writes.

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Temp, part-time workers have more health problems Sep 15, 2008 - CTV Workers on temporary or part-time contracts don't just have budget shortfalls to worry about. New Canadian research suggests that workers who do not have job security will develop ...

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'Suicide is not an option': Quebec's normally high rates hit a 25-year low, dropping especially among young Sep 12, 2008 - Globe and Mail MONTREAL — As a guidance counsellor at Sainte-Foy junior college in Quebec City, Bruno Marchand used to confront a grim reality: Self-inflicted death was part of life on campus, ...

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Plans unveiled for fetal alcohol clinic Sep 10, 2008 - Hamilton Spectator It's almost impossible to tell that Patrick Bradford has been plagued by the repercussions of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder his whole life. The 24-year-old from Upper Stoney ...

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UK teens learn about mental health from celebs Sep 7, 2008 - Belfast Telegraph Many British teenagers have admitted that everything they know about mental health issues comes from hearing about celebrities' problems. New research has found that young ...

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Young 'ignorant on mental health' Sep 7, 2008 - BBC Almost half of all schoolchildren cannot name a single mental health condition, a study of 500 young people has found. And fewer than half of those surveyed felt that schools ...

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'Street' Drug Use Down, Rx Drug Abuse Rising: U.S. Report Sep 4, 2008 - U.S. News & World Report THURSDAY, Sept. 4 (HealthDay News) -- Cocaine and methamphetamine use among young adults in the United States fell significantly in 2007, while abuse of prescription drugs ...

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Study: Boys' parents more likely to report problems Sep 3, 2008 - USA Today Parents of about 15% of kids spoke to school staff or health care providers about their children's emotional and behavior problems in the last year, according to a survey released ...

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Prison Break: How a groundbreaking Ottawa court program is diverting young people with mental illness away from the justice system and toward the help they need Aug 30, 2008 - Ottawa Citizen When 15-year-old "David" punched his mother in the face and shoved his grandmother headfirst into a table, he was unprovoked, according to the police report presented in ...

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Anxiety abounds as New Orleans braces for another hit Aug 30, 2008 - CNN The air in and around New Orleans is electrified with anticipation -- and anxiety. Nervous is how Merrick Matherne says he is feeling. Nervous and stressed at the prospect of ...

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Province denies mental health services are poor Aug 29, 2008 - CBC Mental health services are adequate, despite a recent report that suggests mental health patients on P.E.I. are released too early, forcing them to return more often, say ...

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Second Opinion: Mental illness - past or present - is not a crime Aug 28, 2008 - Globe and Mail Is having a bout of mental illness something that should result in a police record? Astoundingly, that is the reality in much of this country. It is an egregious breach of ...

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Mental health group builds community of support Aug 27, 2008 - Belleville Intelligencer The Mental Health Support Network is a LHIN funded agency within the mental health and addictions continuum of services. It is run by and for people living with mental health ...

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Catalogue yanked: La Maison Simons denounces its own fashion publication for using too thin models Aug 27, 2008 - The Gazette MONTREAL - A decision by retailer La Maison Simons to denounce its own fashion catalogue for using too thin models and withdraw it from the marketplace was hailed by Quebec's ...

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Why we are all insane: Humans remain prone to acting mental because, in non-extreme forms, mental ‘illnesses’ can help ensure survival Aug 26, 2008 - U.S. News and World Report Natural selection wants us to be crazy — at least a little bit. While true debilitating insanity is not nature's intention, many mental health issues may be byproducts of the ...

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National study has bad news for B.C.'s mental health system Aug 20, 2008 - The Vancouver Sun When mental health patients are released from hospital in B.C., they're more likely to be back in a hospital bed within 30 days than patients in all but one Canadian ...

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Health workers urged to fight their own bias about mental illness Aug 19, 2008 - Globe and Mail MONTREAL — Some of the worst discrimination and stigma faced by people suffering from mental illness comes from their health-care providers, the chairman of the Mental Health ...

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CMA survey shows stigma around mental illness, says official Aug 19, 2008 - Leader-Post REGINA -- Mental health advocates say the Canadian Medical Association report on mental health reflects the need for a national education and awareness campaign to change public ...

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Length of hospital stays for mental illness hits record low: report Aug 19, 2008 - CBC The average stay for a patient diagnosed with mental illness dropped to a historic low in 2006 in Canada, according to a report released Tuesday. According to the Canadian ...

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Feds announce an extra $75 million in mental health funding Aug 19, 2008 - Montreal Gazette Acknowledging that psychiatric illness is of "growing concern to Canadians," Federal Health Minister Tony Clement yesterday announced an extra $75 million in funding for ...

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Stigma of mental illness pervasive: CMA head Aug 18, 2008 - Globe and Mail MONTREAL — Almost half of Canadians believe that a diagnosis of mental illness is merely an "excuse for poor behaviour and personal failings" and one in 10 thinks that ...

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Meditating through mental illness Aug 15, 2008 - Globe and Mail The patients are sitting still, their eyes closed, meditating, on the floor of a group therapy room at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health in Toronto. It is the fifth ...

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Waterloo Region's first competitive walking event promotes sport and mental health awareness Aug 15, 2008 - TheRecord.com Waterloo, Ontario -- Walking is far more than a pastime for Gayle Parker. The Waterloo woman has witnessed the transformations that come with regular walking, both physically ...

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Ice storm babies prone to developmental delays: study Aug 15, 2008 - CBC Babies born to women who were pregnant during the 1998 ice storm in Eastern Canada and faced unusual stresses show some developmental delays such as lower IQ scores, researchers ...

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Surprising things that affect memory Aug 13, 2008 - CBC Maintaining mental acuity is a major concern for people as they age — they want to make the most of their golden years rather than have to struggle through them. In fact, adults ...

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Abortion Does Not Cause Mental Illness, Panel Says Aug 12, 2008 - New York Times Women who choose to abort an unwanted pregnancy may experience feelings of grief and loss, but there is no evidence that a single abortion causes significant mental health ...

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Mental Health: Exercise Is Found Not to Affect Depression Aug 11, 2008 - New York Times Many people are sure that exercise improves their mood, and studies have suggested that exercise is almost as effective as antidepressants in relieving symptoms of depression. But ...

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Expert Alert - Are your kids driving you crazy this summer? Aug 5, 2008 - Canada.com Kids are still off from school and keeping them entertained is getting tougher by the day. But, can children have fun this summer while staying safe and healthy? Several experts ...

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University tries to curb binge drinking Aug 5, 2008 - Canada.com Students at the University of Victoria who should have been hitting the books have been hitting the bars so hard that the administration is taking action. The university has ...

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DND says 14.1% of soldiers returning from Afghanistan have OSI and PTSD Aug 5, 2008 - HillTimes.ca CF says it's providing 'full spectrum, high-quality, health services to our fighting forces wherever they serve.' Some 14 per cent of Canadian soldiers returning from ...

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Charity to mark 'first national push' on mental health Aug 5, 2008 - Globe and Mail OTTAWA -- Canada's leading champion of mental health will create a new national charity to raise research money for illnesses such as depression and schizophrenia - an effort to ...

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Sorting Out Coffee's Contradictions Aug 5, 2008 - New York Times When Howard D. Schultz in 1985 founded the company that would become the wildly successful Starbucks chain, no financial adviser had to tell him that coffee was America's leading ...

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Bullies face even more health risks than victims Jul 25, 2008 - Reuters NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Both bullies and their victims are at risk for problems that threaten their health, safety and education -- but the bullies themselves may be more ...

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Report urges Ottawa to gird for more health problems as climate changes Jul 24, 2008 - Canadian Press A major report on climate change and health forecasts a higher risk of injuries, illnesses and stress-related disorders brought on by more frequent bouts of extreme weather. A ...

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Michael: 'Music helped depression' Jul 23, 2008 - Channel4.com George Michael has said music helped him through years of depression when he first toured the US. The singer, who has sold more than 85 million records, ...

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Deep Brain Stimulation for Depression Jul 23, 2008 - WebMD.com A new small study shows that deep brain stimulation can improve life for those with treatment-resistant depression. Patients with treatment-resistant depression continue to ...

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$4.4 Million To Improve Mental Health Of Canadians Announced By CIHR Jul 21, 2008 - Medical News Today Funding of $4.4 million from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) was announced by Steven Fletcher, MP for Charleswood-St. James-Assiniboia and Parliamentary ...

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PS employees' stress, mental health issues not being dealt with properly and money wasted: expert Jul 21, 2008 - HillTimes.ca Significant public tax funds are being wasted in the federal public service because people are unable to be productive due to the influences of chronic job stress right at source, ...

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Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Linked To Brain Activity Jul 20, 2008 - Medical News Today Cambridge researchers have discovered that measuring activity in a region of the brain could help to identify people at risk of developing obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). ...

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Executives blind to mental health toll, study finds Jul 16, 2008 - Canwest News Service OTTAWA - Approximately 35 million workdays are lost every year in Canada due to mental illness, although senior executives have little awareness of the problem, according to a ...

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Five great places to test your fears Jul 12, 2008 - Ottawa Citizen <p>1. Madawaska Kanu Centre 247 River Rd., in Barry's Bay, and the Tailrace beside LeBreton Flats; 613-594-KANU (5268); owl-mkc.ca/mkc/ Fear: Deep water, whitewater. ...

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Studying How Food Affects The Brain Jul 10, 2008 - Medical News Today In addition to helping protect us from heart disease and cancer, a balanced diet and regular exercise can also protect the brain and ward off mental disorders. "Food is ...

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Mental Health Treatment: It's Commonly Accepted Yet Not So Easy To Obtain Or Understand Jul 4, 2008 - Medical News Today USA - Seeing a psychologist or other mental health professional isn't an unusual thing; in fact it's relatively common. Nearly three in ten U.S. adults (29%) report that they have ...

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Internet Addiction: A Novel Disease Or A Bad Habit? Jul 3, 2008 - Medical News Today It is impossible to deny the incredible significance of the internet and the effects its development has had on the world. Today the internet touches nearly every aspect of our ...

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Self-therapy mental health websites beneficial May 15, 2008 - Janet French, The StarPhoenix Canada should have a publicly run website where people with some mental health problems can counsel themselves, a University of Saskatchewan psychiatry professor ...

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Mother's mental health tied to child's development May 6, 2008 - Anne Harding, Reuters NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Evaluating the emotional health and social connectedness of pregnant women may help determine if their children will need extra help to meet ...

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Night club drug could ease depression May 2, 2008 - Reuters Scientists have unraveled how a horse tranquilizer and hallucinogenic night club drug known as "Special K" can ease depression, researchers said on Friday. Ketamine, ...

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Depression: An illness, not a weakness Jan 12, 2007 - CBC More than three million Canadians will experience a major bout of depression at some point in their lives, according to the Canadian Mental Health Association. Most of them will ...

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