Mental Health

Overdose-induced brain injury

The toxic drug crisis is a long-standing public health emergency, but many are unaware of the brain injury epidemic that underlies it. As researchers investigating the intersections between brain injury, mental health and substance use, we want to shed light on one of the...

Potential targets for prevention and early identification of psychotic disorders

A new study by the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), entitled Mental Health Service Use Before First Diagnosis of a Psychotic Disorder and published in JAMA Psychiatry, found that nearly 75 per cent of young Ontarians with a psychotic disorder had at...

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Ontario youth experiencing increasing levels of psychological distress and inability to cope

One-in-six students report serious thoughts of suicide in the past year. The Centre for Addiction...

Uncertainty key factor in relationship between work injury and mental health

Steve Granger says the findings show an urgent need for psychological and physical rehab...

The power of possibility – and hope – for people with mental illness and substance use issue

As I reflect on my first two years as President and CEO at Waypoint...

Celebrating Community Mental Health Centre opening

Scarborough Health Network (SHN) opened the doors to its new Community Mental Health Centre...

Virtual reality for rehabilitation

In a recent study, scientists at UHN’s KITE Research Institute found that individuals with...

Addressing homelessness in older people

Homelessness doesn’t only happen to young people but also affects older adults in growing...

Advancing the future of brain research

The human brain is the most complex organ in our body and unlike any...

Remote therapist-guided cognitive behavioural therapy as good as in-person

Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) delivered remotely, with therapist guidance, appears to be as effective...

Anorexia nervosa can be life threatening in males

Anorexia nervosa affects males as well as females, and affected males have a sixfold...

Canadians give governments an ‘F’ in meeting their mental health and substance use health needs

Federal and provincial governments are getting a resounding ‘F’ from Canadians when it comes...

Study projects 187% increase in people living with dementia in Canada by 2050

People living with dementia are as diverse as the different diseases and conditions that...

First clinical guidelines to address anxiety in older adults

A group of multidisciplinary leading subject matter experts across Canada in the field of...

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