Jul 16, 2014 | Mental Health
Canada is showing herself to be a country that stands for the morals, values and ethics of Western culture. Peace, order, good government that makes room for life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Canada makes every attempt to balance rights with...
Jul 9, 2014 | Mental Health
Mental illness is without question a physical illness that plays out emotionally. The outward manifestation of mental illness is based on an inward physical condition. It’s through our behaviour that we reveal our anxiety, depression, schizophrenia and...
Jun 25, 2014 | Mental Health
I have been free of severe depression for some time, now. But I still have moments when I can feel the darkness come over me. I can tell when I am falling. And yet there are times when I can’t or-is it won’t-stop the plummet. And when it begins, so...
May 28, 2014 | Mental Health
Toronto Star columnist, Heather Mallick, turned the case of a young man with what appears to be mental health issues into the story of raging misogyny. Little did I know that I am hated just for being female. It's almost a relief. I can think of other reasons, but...
Mar 13, 2014 | Mental Health
It’s so easy to say I have a cardiac condition, or my blood pressure is through the roof, even talking about one’s bowels is acceptable. But acknowledge a mental illness, and the world looks at you differently — with a little apprehension. Or maybe a...
Feb 18, 2014 | Mental Health
A new study is out that suggests a connection between clinical depression and cortisol.This could assist doctors in identifying the illness with a blood test. The link could help identify young people at risk of "prolonged or even lifelong mental illness."...
