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The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) regularly provides expert information on addictions and mental health treatment, research, education and advocacy to the public through the media. Here are some recent samples of CAMH coverage. Click on the headlines below to read the full stories (external links):

Less than 50 percent of men and women with depression see a doctor for treatment
medicalnewstoday.com - September 30

Other mentions: sciencenews.com, individual.com; canadianbusiness.com; sciencedaily.com

 

Study confirms higher risk of heart disease among people with schizophrenia compared to general population
individual.com; canadianbusiness.com - Wednesday, September 30

 

Gaining Independence: A class that teaches hope
The Globe and Mail - Friday, September 25

Read about CAMH's partnership with George Brown College and how the construction craft workers extended training program and assistant cook extended training program help people in recovery get back to work.

 

 

Job insecurity can lead to mental health problems
healthblog.ctv.ca - Friday, September 18

CAMH’s Dr. Katy Kamkar is a CTV health blogger.  Read her latest blog on the physical and mental effects associated with feelings of insecurity in the workplace.

 

ADHD study ties brain proteins to symptoms
The Globe and Mail - Friday, September 11

Umesh Jain, staff psychiatrist at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health's Child, Youth and Family program, said the research has broad implications beyond ADHD to "anything to do with impulse control."

 

Volunteering promotes good mental health for volunteers and clients
Hospital News - September 2009

Baking. Gardening. Swimming. Playing basketball and hosting special events. Sound like an agenda for a fun weekend? It’s actually a list of just some of the activities that volunteers do as part of the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health’s (CAMH) Corporate Volunteer Program.

 

Young smokers choosing contraband cigarettes
The Globe and Mail – Tuesday, September 8

About 13 per cent of Canadian high-school students who are daily smokers regularly smoke illegal cigarettes, creating a serious public health problem..

Other mentions: cbc.ca; canada.com; calgaryherald.com; news-medical.net; scienceblog.com; Vancouver Sun; Calgary Sun; Edmonton Sun; The London Free Press; The Sudbury Star; Toronto 24 Hours; The Whig-Standard (Kingston)

 

Some say slots gambling most addictive
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette – Sunday, September 6

Any form of gambling is potentially addictive, but [slots] tend to be more addictive," said Nigel Turner, of the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health in Toronto.

 

Should you bike if you've been drinking?
The Globe and Mail – Thursday, September 3

It may seem safer to pedal home from the bar, but tipsy bikers are still putting their lives at risk..

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