January 11, 2023 Health Policy As under-the-table market grows, patients urge Ottawa to regulate magic mushrooms
July 5, 2022 Clinical Research Amid buzz around the medical benefits of psilocybin, a new production facility gets to work in B.C. Studies are ongoing with early evidence pointing to its ability to relieve symptoms in adults suffering from treatment-resistant depression.
August 10, 2021 Depression @JAMAPediatrics study suggests that during first year of pandemic “1 in 4 youth globally are experiencing clinically elevated depression symptoms, while 1 in 5 youth are experiencing clinically elevated anxiety symptoms.”
November 11, 2020 Epidemiology Observational study suggests that one-fifth of Covid-19 patients get a psychiatric diagnosis within 90 days. Many factors confound the results. Need more evidence and biological mechanism to determine if there is a causal link.
June 14, 2019 Emergency Medicine Increasing numbers of teens presenting to ER for mental health issues
June 11, 2019 Depression Postpartum depression does not include in its definition references to men so I am unclear why this article references this as a diagnosis
June 11, 2018 Depression DNA testing to determine best choice of antidepressant not yet ready for clinical use. Data to be released in 2019 regarding test’s efficacy and patient outcomes.
September 24, 2017 Sunday House Call Shows Sunday House Call, #630, September 24, 2017: Government sanctioned torture through inaction
