York University researchers have found that yoga is helpful in reducing the physical and psychological symptoms related to chronic pain in women who suffer with fibromyalgia. Researchers discovered that subjects who participated in 75 minutes of hatha yoga twice a week, for eight weeks, had improved levels of cortisol. Prior to commencing yoga, study participants […]Continue readingYoga reduces physical and psychological symptoms of fibromyalgia
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Gender-based violence, women’s mental health and resilience (Australia and USA)
New research from Australia and the USA offers evidence that women’s mental health is impacted by gender-based violence, but that women can recover and have strong resilience. The research offers evidence of the critical importance of addressing gender-based violence in women’s mental health promotion. An Australian study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association looks […]Continue readingGender-based violence, women’s mental health and resilience (Australia and USA)
Special journal issue on social determinants of Indigenous health (Australia)
A special issue of the Medical Journal of Australia includes a focus on the social determinants of the health of Indigenous Australians. This issue features an editorial by Michael Marmot, the former Chair of the World Health Organization (WHO) Commission on the Social Determinants of Health, as well as a number of research articles exploring related social, […]Continue readingSpecial journal issue on social determinants of Indigenous health (Australia)
Antidepressants and adverse outcomes in older adults (UK)
Recent research published in the August 2011 issue of the British Medical Journal reveals that there are significant differences between different antidepressant drugs and their relationship to adverse events for older people. The population-based cohort investigation studied subjects who are 65 years or older with depression, and the types of antidepressants, the duration of use and dosages […]Continue readingAntidepressants and adverse outcomes in older adults (UK)
Government establishes Transcultural Mental Health Centre (Australia)
The Australian government recently announced $2.7 million in funding over three years for the Queensland Transcultural Mental Health Centre (QTMHC). In partnership with the University of Melbourne’s Centre for International Mental Health, the Victoria Transcultural Psychiatry Unit, and the University of South Australia’s Mental Health Nursing Group, Human Rights and Security Cluster, the QTMHC will […]Continue readingGovernment establishes Transcultural Mental Health Centre (Australia)
Mental health in the workplace: An evaluation of the “Skills for Line Managers” program (UK)
An evaluation of a UK education program for line managers facing employees’ mental health conditions in the workplace indicates that the program helped them provide earlier intervention and improved their awareness of best practice to better support employees. The evaluation also showed that managers felt better able to support someone experiencing a mental health condition […]Continue readingMental health in the workplace: An evaluation of the “Skills for Line Managers” program (UK)
Twenty-five percent of discharged patients with depression return to hospital within 30 days
A study conducted by the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) finds that 25 percent of Ontarians who were hospitalized for depression come back to the hospital emergency room, or are readmitted, within 30 days of discharge. The study team found that nearly one-third of patients did not receive follow-up care in the community […]Continue readingTwenty-five percent of discharged patients with depression return to hospital within 30 days
“Living Life to the Full” project final report published
The Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA), BC Division recently released its final report on the pilot project “Living Life to the Full,” an evidence-based mental health promotion initiative designed to help people deal with everyday life challenges. Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) concepts and techniques are at the core of the eight-session, 12-hour course that ran […]Continue reading“Living Life to the Full” project final report published
Stigma reduction course teaches medical students at University of Calgary
The Mental Health Commission of Canada (MHCC) is evaluating a special, required course for second-year medical students designed to help reduce the stigma surrounding mental illness, through contact-based education with people with lived experience, lectures and visits with practicing psychiatrists. The University of Calgary has partnered with MHCC to have the “Mind Course” evaluated as […]Continue readingStigma reduction course teaches medical students at University of Calgary
Network magazine focuses on community mental health progression
The most recent issue of the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA), Ontario’s Network magazine looks at the distinct role of the community mental health sector and some of the changes over the past number of years. Leading some of the changes are major research and evaluation initiatives which have provided an evidence-base for Ontario’s community mental health […]Continue readingNetwork magazine focuses on community mental health progression