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1Youth and Self Injury

Self injury, also called self harm and self abuse, refers to deliberate acts that cause harm to one’s body, mind and spirit. Examples include cutting the skin with razor blades or pieces of glass; burning and hitting oneself; scratching or picking scabs or preventing wounds from healing; hair pulling; and inserting objects into one’s body. Cutting is the most common form of self injury among today’s youth.

Friday, February 03, 2006 

2Use of Medical Marijuana

The Marihuana Medical Access Regulations (2001) create a compassionate framework that allows people who are suffering from serious illnesses to use marijuana if the drug is expected to have some medical benefit that outweighs the health risks. Although marijuana is viewed as fairly benign, evidence shows that it may have adverse effects on people with psychiatric conditions and who are also taking certain therapeutic drugs.

Tuesday, September 02, 2003 

3Violence and Mental Health: Unpacking a Complex Issue

People living with mental health conditions may experience stigma, discrimination and social exclusion that significantly impacts on their lives.

Sunday, June 15, 2003 

4Postpartum Depression

It is natural for many new mothers to have mood swings after delivery, but some women may experience a deep and ongoing depression.

Sunday, June 15, 2003 

5Eating Disorders

Our society's preoccupation with body image is reflected in the fact that, at any given time, 70% of women and 35% of men are dieting. More seriously, a 1993 Statistics Canada Survey reported that in women between the ages of 15 and 25, 1-2% have anorexia and 3-5% have bulimia. Eating disorders have the highest mortality rate of all mental illnesses, with 10% to 20% eventually dying from complications.

Wednesday, April 30, 2003 

6The Connection between Mental and Physical Health

Scientific evidence has demonstrated a fundamental connection between mental and physical health.

Tuesday, March 25, 2003 

7Suicide Statistics

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), someone around the globe commits suicide every 40 seconds. In the year 2000, 815,000 people lost their lives to suicide – more than double the number of people who die as a direct result of armed conflict every year (306,600). For people between the ages of 15 and 44, suicide is the fourth leading cause of death and the sixth leading cause of disability and infirmity worldwide.

Monday, February 10, 2003 

8Mental Health in the Workplace

Mental illness rates are increasing, and disability costs are rising. Mental health claims (especially depression) have overtaken cardiovascular disease as the fastest growing category of disability costs in Canada. Early identification and treatment can be important to successful recovery. Accommodating mental health problems at work makes good business sense.

Monday, February 03, 2003 

9Women and Mental Illness

Facts and figures on the prevalence of mental illness among women, including depression, post-partum depression and post-partum psychosis, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, eating disorders, borderline personality disorder, abuse in childhood, homelessness, and suicide.

Monday, February 03, 2003 

10Homelessness and People with Serious Mental Illness

The link between homelessness and mental illness is well documented. 30-35 percent of the homeless in general, and up to 75 percent of homeless women specifically, have a mental illness. Having a safe place to live is a vital component of stabilizing the illness and helping those individuals on their journey to recovery.

Friday, January 31, 2003 

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