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Biomarker associated with chronic stress and anxiety found in higher levels in long-term young cannabis users
Biomarker associated with chronic stress and anxiety found in higher levels in long-term young cannabis users TORONTO, September 18, 2019 – A first of its kind study led by the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) published in the journal JAMA Psychiatry has found elevated levels of a protein involved in immune function and […]
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Research Associate
Research Associate Institute for Mental Health Policy Research Position Description: A part-time, contract Research Associate is required for one year to oversee a project in a Southwestern Ontario First Nation. The Research Associate will oversee a project funded by the Ministry of Health and Long Term Care (MOHLTC) Health System Research Fund (HSRF) that will […]
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Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder prevalence up to 40 times higher in some subpopulations worldwide
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder prevalence up to 40 times higher in some subpopulations worldwide TORONTO, April 30, 2019 – Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) affects people from all racial, ethnic and sociological backgrounds. However a major new review of the world literature has found that FASD is 10 to 40 times higher in certain groups than […]
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Half of female students in Ontario experience psychological distress, CAMH study shows
Half of female students in Ontario experience psychological distress, CAMH study shows TORONTO (July 25, 2018) – For the first time, just over 50 per cent of female students in Ontario show signs of moderate to serious psychological distress, according to the latest Ontario Student Drug Use and Health Survey (OSDUHS), released by the Centre […]
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Recovery is possible when people seek help
Recovery is possible when people seek help A few short years ago, some people may have said I “had it all.” I was a partner in an investment firm. A family man who spent weekends at the cottage. An avid cyclist and skier. But I was also secretly struggling, sick with a depression so severe […]
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Highlights of the #CundillatCAMH Conference
Highlights of the #CundillatCAMH Conference Researchers have identified the best guidelines for young people with depression; screening for adverse childhood events could lead to earlier identification of at-risk young people; and a more complete picture of young people with depression must be considered if treatment is to advance. Those are just some of the key […]
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CAMH’s Krembil Centre Begins Search for Top Minds
CAMH’s Krembil Centre begins search for top minds CAMH’s newly-launched Krembil Centre for Neuroinformatics has big plans to use big data to unlock the mysteries of the brain when it comes to defining mental illness and identifying effective treatments. Under the leadership of world-renowned scientist Dr. Sean Hill, the Krembil Centre has begun its global […]
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Meet the new CAMH VP of Education
Meet the new CAMH VP of Education By his own admission, when he was growing up in his native Winnipeg, Dr. Sanjeev Sockalingam was too vertically-challenged to make his love of basketball more than a hobby. But that interest in sports had a direct impact on his decision to devote his career to mental health. […]
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CAMH Announces Five Therapeutic Art Installation Projects as Part of Queen Street Redevelopment
CAMH Announces Five Therapeutic Art Installation Projects as Part of Queen Street Redevelopment When CAMH announced it would transform its historical Queen Street site into the mental health facility of the future, its vision and plan for the current phase of the redevelopment project included provisions to commission and display art in public places as […]
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People with schizophrenia account for more than 1 in 10 suicide cases
People with schizophrenia account for more than 1 in 10 suicide cases TORONTO, June 21, 2018 – A new CAMH and Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES) study shows that people with schizophrenia account for more than 1 in 10 cases of suicide in Ontario, and that young people are disproportionately affected. “Among people who […]
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