Mental Health Matters

11/14/2023

What an excellent service!

CAMH is committed to providing patients with options.

That's why we launched ’s first hospital-based same-say Virtual Urgent Care Clinic for for people in aged 16+.

BOOK:
https://www.camh.ca/en/your-care/programs-and-services/virtual-urgent-care

11/14/2023

CAMH Simulation Centre has created a desktop virtual reality ‘video game’ to teach people how to save lives with naloxone

01/06/2023

Psychological science suggests that self-care and community connection are crucial following traumatic events such as this one

10/18/2022

Sleep will become so much easier to get when you give up the fight

Daniel Erichsen is a sleep physician of eight years and is currently practicing in Eugene, Oregon. He is also the man behind BedTyme, a CBT-I based iPhone app, host of the Insomnia Insight YouTube…

10/18/2022

Makes sense that we have to exercise our brain, as well as our body, to stay fit as we age!

The hope is that a training regimen will help build up our neuroplasticity, which will not only help us perform better but, perhaps, down the line, protect individuals from developing Alzheimer’s and other dementias.

07/18/2022

Possibly exciting news for people with bipolar disorder. This research adds credence to theories that both diabetes and depression are endocrine disorders

A Halifax doctor's new approach to treatment-resistant bipolar disorder involves treating an underlying metabolic disorder to improve the psychiatric condition.

07/11/2022

05/15/2022

Super helpful ideas!

Although medication and therapy can be effective treatments for ADHD, they’re not the only way to manage the disorder or its symptoms. Creating a daily routine is critical too.

05/04/2022

Learn how health-care providers at The Ottawa Hospital practice self-kindness to reduce stress and hone their compassion for others.

05/01/2022

A nice description of what good therapy can do

Therapy was like finding a key for a door that had been locked my whole life. Here are the nine things it’s taught me

04/16/2022

We will all benefit when we learn how to talk about mental health. Great article!

With more people needing care and a shrinking supply of overwhelmed support staff, programs are turning to regular citizens – neighbours, peers, caregivers or even the local barber – to expand support

01/22/2022

Regular physical activity is great for our mental and physical health. We all need mood boosters!

The pandemic and revolving lockdowns have sharpened public health focus on treating mood disorders such as depression with relatively simple but effective exercise.