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Dr. Barry Dworkin

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  • There is no one encompassing reason why more children and teens think about suicide according to study

    April 11, 2019

    Health Headlines Commentary for April 11, 2019 Source: More children and teens are having suicidal thoughts, but experts can’t pinpoint why Reference: Suicidal Attempts and Ideation Among Children and Adolescents in US Emergency Departments, 2007-2015

  • Sunday House Call, #630,  September 24, 2017: Government sanctioned torture through inaction

    September 24, 2017

    Sunday House Call, #630,  September 24, 2017: Government sanctioned torture through inaction Topics today include: Government sanctioned torture through inaction:  Mental health services provided by the province of Ontario. Your calls on the age to be taking lipitor and the onus for keeping a driver’s license at advanced ages!    

  • Saliva cortisol levels my help predict depression risk in teenage boys

    February 18, 2014

    Madely Health Headlines Commentary for February 17, 2014 Source: Saliva test may help predict which teen boys will develop depression: study Reference: Elevated morning cortisol is a stratified population-level biomarker for major depression in boys only with high depressive symptoms

  • Suicide contagion in teens shown in new study

    May 22, 2013

    Madely Health Headlines Commentary for May 22, 2013 [display_podcast] Source: New research finds evidence of ‘suicide contagion’ among Canadian teens Reference: Association between exposure to suicide and suicidality outcomes in youth

  • Three Ottawa public health issues: STI rates increasing, incomplete immunizations and teen suicide prevention services

    January 28, 2011

    Madely Health Headlines Commentary for January 28, 2011 [display_podcast] Source: City’s STD rate highest in 10 years Ottawa board of health earmarks $300,000 for youth suicide prevention

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