CAMH News & Stories
In the headlines or behind the scenes, CAMH stories always aim to inform, engage, and enlighten.
New Joint CAMH-International Study Finds Major Economic and Health Benefits from Alcohol Tax Increase
Findings from major Lithuanian study offer important lessons for Canada as alcohol harms continue to rise
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Connecting ALC Patients with Dual Developmental and Psychiatric Diagnoses with Long-Term Community Housing
The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), Reena, and Surrey Place are working together to move patients stuck in hospital into care and housing and ease Ontario’s hospital capacity crisis.
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Study finds brain-based markers could help personalize depression treatment
Promising progress toward predicting how patients with major depressive disorder (MDD) will respond to antidepressant medications using brain imaging and clinical data
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Resources for Canadian Patient Safety Week 2017
Information from CAMH Library
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CAMH builds on radioimaging legacy with creation of the Azrieli Centre for Neuro-Radiochemistry
CAMH announces creation of new research centre, the Azrieli Centre for Neuro-Radiochemistry
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Making A Manual To Transform Lives
Supporting a Family Member with Schizophrenia has launched
About Making A Manual To Transform LivesCAMH Queen Street Redevelopment Project Construction Update: Tree Protection and Removal
CAMH is beginning construction of two long-awaited new hospital buildings featuring 235 much needed hospital beds.
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Forensic Practices and Systems: Focus on South Asian Communities
Mental illness doesn’t recognize boundaries, languages, cultures or nationalities. When it appears, it causes pain and distress to everyone involved.
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New CAMH Publication: Disease Interrupted
CAMH Publications announces the release of Disease Interrupted: A Clinical Guide to Tobacco Reduction and Cessation (2nd ed.)
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CAMH study reveals promising new avenue to explore treatments for Alzheimer’s disease
Declines in plasticity – the brain’s ability to adapt – may underlie memory problems
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The art of occupational therapy
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De-escalation is a trained skill and a team effort
Dr. Brittany Poynter talked to the Toronto Star about how to effectively engage with people experiencing a mental health or emotional crisis to help them calm down.
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