Monthly Archives: February 2012

Recovery Without Medication

Posted on February 13, 2012 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Daniel Mackler interviews Lloyd Ross Phd about his work helping a woman who hears voices and has been diagnosed with schizophrenia heal with psychotherapy and without medication. Here I interview Lloyd Ross, PhD, about his work with a patient (whose identity he … Continue reading →

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paxilprogess.org

Posted on February 13, 2012 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

We recently linked with paxilprogress.org a peer to peer message board community for people to share their personal experiences with taking antidepressants, and allows others to ask questions, and to learn from each other, and make their own, more informed decisions.  And just … Continue reading →

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Clara Hughes on Q

Posted on February 9, 2012 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

An excellent interview with Gian Gromeshi  on CBC’s Q The single best wat to improve the way we think about mental health is simply for more of us to talk about mental health …and if we can all learn to talk about it … Continue reading →

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let’s talk

Posted on February 8, 2012 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Let’s Talk is a campaign fronted most visibly by Olympic Champion Clara Hughes and backed by Bell Canada to create a national conversation about mental  health and to reduce or eliminate the stigma that attaches to mental illness. A poll conducted for … Continue reading →

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Why patients need a say in their health care

Posted on February 7, 2012 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Drag our Leaf Icon above to your taskbar to bookmark TGAM in Internet Explorer 9. Show me how Please don’t show me this again Remind me later We’ve featured articles about the work of Sholom Glouberman before . He’s been gently … Continue reading →

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cycling can make you happier

Posted on February 7, 2012 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Drag our Leaf Icon above to your taskbar to bookmark TGAM in Internet Explorer 9. Show me how Please don’t show me this again Remind me later A nice story in Sundays grobe n flail on first time cycling in … Continue reading →

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23½ hours: What is the single best thing we can do for our health?

Posted on February 6, 2012 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

What is the single best thing we can do for our health? Dr. Mike Evans , Associate Professor of Family Medicine and Public Health at the University of Toronto, and a staff physician at St. Michael’s Hospital. On how doing one , … Continue reading →

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training police to deal with the mentally ill

Posted on February 6, 2012 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Drag our Leaf Icon above to your taskbar to bookmark TGAM in Internet Explorer 9. Show me how Please don’t show me this again Remind me later Drag our Leaf Icon above to your taskbar to bookmark TGAM in Internet … Continue reading →

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Who better to guide the ‘walking wounded’ than someone who’s been there?

Posted on February 6, 2012 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Drag our Leaf Icon above to your taskbar to bookmark TGAM in Internet Explorer 9. Show me how Please don’t show me this again Remind me later Part 4 in a series by Globe and Mail in last couple of … Continue reading →

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Troubling Treatment

Posted on February 6, 2012 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Drag our Leaf Icon above to your taskbar to bookmark TGAM in Internet Explorer 9. Show me how Please don’t show me this again Remind me later On how, with a lack of psychological services for youth to refer to Doctors … Continue reading →

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