Category Archives: Crazy World

Medication and mental illness: by the numbers

Posted on June 2, 2012 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Toronto Star piece Wed 30 May 2012 Medication and mental illness: by the numbers Published On Wed May 30 2012 3.7   People with schizophrenia who do not take their medication as prescribed are 3.7 times more likely to relapse than … Continue reading →

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Mental illness: Medication alone isn’t the answer

Posted on June 1, 2012 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

A sometimes hard to read article in Toronto Star telling the story of Kit Skelly and the impact on him and the whole family of what all too often happens when people look to the healthcare system for help. A life … Continue reading →

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Waiting list for mental-health services is a major problem facing patients

Posted on May 31, 2012 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Toronto Star Article Chantaie Allick Staff Reporter   Waiting list for mental-health services is a major problem facing patients Austin Williamson, 15, has attended 20 schools and been on waiting lists for counselling services most of his life. It is … Continue reading →

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Mental Health: The road to diagnosis is filled with twists and turns

Posted on May 31, 2012 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

If you hear voices you are not alone. I do too. Research shows as many as 10 to 15% of us do:  that’s about a billion people – it’s more common than left-handedness and more common than living in North … Continue reading →

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Mental health: How three people are falling through the cracks

Posted on May 29, 2012 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Article, start of a series in Toronto Star Mon 28th May 2012 Article about the failing mental health “system” in Canada, about the newly published Canadian strategy for mental health:  illustrated and made real by the stories of three people who … Continue reading →

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dragging healthcare into the 21st century – André Picard

Posted on May 25, 2012 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Andre Picard article based on his talk at the Conference Board of Canada on  necessary changes for healthcare in Canada. Canadians boasting of a better system than US are aiming too low – every other developed country has universal health care systems … Continue reading →

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chemical imbalance my ass…

Posted on May 23, 2012 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

What started as an honest hypothesis is, and has for some time been known to be mere hypothesis,  entirely false. Indeed,  drug companies are  careful in their literature  to claim it as no more than  a “belief”: take a moment … Continue reading →

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A rare success in the battle against homelessness

Posted on May 23, 2012 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Article in Toronro Star by Carol Goar Sun 20 May, 2012  Isn’t it time we stopped farting about sitting around tables arguing who has the best model for affordable housing and just get it done? None will be perfect but there are likely  a handful … Continue reading →

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diagnosis for dummies

Posted on May 22, 2012 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

The increasing usefulness of DSM with every revision is clearly illustrated here in this ‘ere photo. DSM-III  clearly represented a great leap forward over previous versions… – it can hold open a much bigger, heavier door on a bright, breezy spring day. This … Continue reading →

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Mental Health Monster?

Posted on May 21, 2012 by recoverynetwork:Toronto

Commentary from Psychiatric times extract: Poor Practice, Managed Care, and Magic Pills: Have We Created a Mental Health Monster? By Leo Bastiaens, MD |April 29, 2011 Dr Bastiaens is clinical associate professor of psychiatry at the University of Pittsburgh. Anyone … Continue reading →

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