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Case Studies and Personal Experiences
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In the largest-ever study of its kind, researchers identified more than 100 genetic variants that affect the risk for more than one mental health condition.
Last year, scientists edited the genes of babies to make them HIV resistant (the result of this "experiment" is still unknown). This led to outcries and stricter regulations.
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The Japanese government says there are roughly one million hikikomori, or people who have played no part in society for over six months, and who've locked themselves at home, away from the public.
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Concussion, the most common form of traumatic brain injury, has been linked to an increased risk of depression and suicide in adults. Now new research suggests high school students with a history of sports-related concussions might be at an increased risk for suicide completion.
In 2018, Ontario enacted Rowan's Law (Concussion Safety). It is now mandatory for sports organizations to:
Beth Mares ---
Does anyone know of an interactive (interpersonal) psychotherapy group in Scarborough or easy to reach from central Scarborough? It could be either a mixed group or a men's group.
FFakour ---
This must have been discussed before but just to gather your input on the best plan of action.
53 years old female with chronic pain and fibromyalgia on codeine contin tablets with no positive UDS s in the past now has cocaine metabolites in her urine. I had just increased her codeine dose due to insufficient pain control. Her current dose id 100 mg bid. She has bipolar disease on mood stabilizers and Crohn's disease.
Would you stop her narcotics with this urine result?
Thank you
Beth Mares ---
The Missing Persons Act was recently passed without publicity and apparently without opposition from MLAs. However a close look at the wording of the law raises concerns about possible consequences, especially for the practice of psychotherapy, that seem to have been overlooked.
I have explained my concerns at https://www.therapytorontotherapist.ca/pp2.htm
Beth Mares RP
Kimberly ---
Ever since I was a child, I have been told to sit down, lower my voice, stop talking to those people. I was pointed in the direction that I was expected to go in and told what I was supposed to like, follow, enjoy and engage in.
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The effects of global climate change on mental health and well-being are integral parts of the overall climate-related human health impacts. Mental health consequences of climate change range from minimal stress and distress symptoms to clinical disorders, such as anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress, and suicidality.
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People with homes damaged by extreme weather events are more likely to experience mental health issues such as depression and anxiety even when the damage is relatively minor and does not force them to leave their homes, a new study suggests.