Author Archives: JmaC

Vulnerable populations in ethnically diverse Toronto reported more discrimination by health care workers based on their housing status, mental health or substance abuse issues than race, a new study has found. Forty-two per cent of people surveyed reported at least … Continue reading →

Yesterday was annual World Suicide Prevention Day, which, given the recent high-profile suicide of the actor Robin Williams – a death that has generated a huge amount of media and professional debate on the subject – has an added layer … Continue reading →

A new Australian study suggests rather than calling in sick and taking time off, depressed employees might find staying at work helps them better manage their illness. businesswomen looking at an ipad In the study, depressed employees who took sickness … Continue reading →

A team from McGill University has discovered that people who take the most common antidepressants (such as Celexa, Paxil, Lexapro, Prozac, and Zoloft, the Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors or SSRIs) are twice as likely to have dental implants fail as … Continue reading →

Housework just doesn’t scrub up as a physical activity that brings any mental health benefits, say researchers from Deakin University’s Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research (C-PAN). Two unique studies by C-PAN researchers Dr Megan Teychenne and Professor Kylie … Continue reading →