Dec 3, 2012 | Mental Health
Too many of us do not understand the connection between mental illness and addiction. I was at one time offended by the fact that CAMH connected addiction with mental illness. But an experience I had with the onset of one of my recurring episodes helped me to...
Nov 30, 2012 | Mental Health
A 52 year old truck driver collapses over the wheel and slams into a school bus killing 8 children. He’d had a heart attack. A 22 year old man takes a gun, enters a theatre and shoots randomly, killing 8 children. It seems he had an acute psychotic break....
Nov 7, 2012 | Mental Health
“Madness”, “lunacy” and “insanity” were accepted medical usage into the early 1900s. Those words are still associated with people with mental illness. Over time and with more medical research, we have discarded “mongoloid”, “retard”, “moron”, “crippled” as...
Nov 5, 2012 | Mental Health
We rarely hear success stories about those with mental illness but we always hear the stories of chaos and mayhem. So we begin to assume that anyone with a mental illness is a potential threat. How else to explain the draconian methods used on Ashley Smith? Her...
Oct 29, 2012 | Mental Health
These lyrics were written by Megan Landry a wonderful 16 year old young lady who went through bullying and came out the other side "STRONGER" She wants all to know,"Don't let anyone make you a victim." STRONGER By Megan Landry Go ahead and load...
Oct 29, 2012 | Mental Health
Thusday October 25, 2012, I was interviewed by People First Radio in British Columbia regarding depression and suicide. This interview was the result of my article published in the Toronto Star, October 17 about the death of Amanda Todd. Click here for the article!...
