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A program of therapy and coping strategies for people who care for family members with dementia

A program of therapy and coping strategies for people who care for family members with dementia successfully improves the carers' mental health for at least a six-year follow-up.

Carers who took part in the program were five times less likely to have clinically significant depression than…

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Psychiatric diagnosis 'scientifically meaningless'

A new study, published in Psychiatry Research, has concluded that psychiatric diagnoses are scientifically worthless as tools to identify discrete (either you have it or you don't) mental health disorders.

The main findings of the research were:

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re: Gay men and substance use

Good afternoon,

I recall a few months back CAMH hosted a grand round webinar on gay, bi, queer men and substance use.

Hoping someone can connect me to the recording of the presentation or the staff person that delivered it.

Many thanks,

Dane Griffiths, Associate Director…

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Naloxone Study: Do you use opioids for chronic pain? Have you accessed Naloxone as a person who does not use opioids?

Researchers want to understand why you may or may not have accessed naloxone - including what makes it easier or more difficult to access - among individuals with past or current experience taking opioids for chronic pain in order to improve naloxone policies and programs.

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Vaping on the rise with teens

According to Statistics Canada, 23% of high school students across the country have tried a vaping product. Of that total, teens and young adults — between the ages of 15 and 24 — report the highest rates of vaping.

“It’s the ‘in’ thing now,” said Robert Schwartz, a senior scientist at the…

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Call for new EENet Communities of Interest EXTENDED to July 15

EENet is seeking applicants to develop at least three new Mental Health and Addictions Communities of Interest (CoIs) in Ontario.

Some of the identified priorities for these new CoIs include Northern, rural, and remote mental health and addiction challenges and LGBTQ+ mental health…

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Why evidence-informed public health matters

Evidence-Informed Public Health (EIPH), the process of using the best available evidence from research, context, and experience in practice, can help you adapt to changes in public health practice.

The National Collaborating Centre for Methods and Tools (NCCMT) is a trusted organization…

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Spoken word poem/action sketch video: What is knowledge translation?

Lack of awareness, comprehension & relevance are some reasons why it can take 17 years for research evidence to be taken up and used in practice. Knowledge translation helps to close this gap. 

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Training in Counselling and Psychotherapy in Family Medicine over 5 weekends

Counselling and Psychotherapy in Family Medicine Training Program, Dept. of Family and Community Medicine, University of TorontoDo you have patients needing counselling or psychotherapy in your practice? Do you want to be more effective in providing counselling and psychotherapy?
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