Psychiatry

Toronto woman asks court for emergency relief to receive medically assisted death
Claire Elyse Brosseau, who has bipolar and post traumatic stress disorders, said she is now also seeking a constitutional exemption that would allow her to receive MAID, which is currently restricted to people who have a serious and incurable medical condition.
Alcohol misuse: Updated guidelines aim to make screening easier, more effective
Updated from 2023, the CMAJ guidelines emphasize a practical approach to early screening and detection and productive provider-patient conversations.

What’s behind the push to restrict energy drinks for teens in Quebec?

Ever since 15-year-old Zachary Miron died after drinking a can of Red Bull while on a school ski trip in January 2024, his parents have been fighting a battle to ban energy drinks for children under 16.
What to know about psychedelic retreats, a booming business with few safety guardrails

Surging interest in the purported benefits of psychedelic drugs has given rise to books, documentaries and conferences dedicated to the mind-altering substances. Now add one more business to the list: psychedelic retreats.
Archbishop of Toronto calls on Carney to stop extension of MAID for mental illness

In a letter dated April 20, Archbishop Frank Leo expressed support for a Conservative private member’s bill that would prevent access to medical assistance in dying from being extended to people whose sole underlying medical condition is a mental illness.
Parents who don’t allow kids to have smartphones say social media ban would ease their minds

‘It sucks as parents that we’re the ones who have to do something.’
988 hotline’s launch is linked to thousands of fewer suicide deaths among teens and young adults in U.S.

Suicide deaths among 15- to 23-year-olds were 11% lower than what researchers expected between July 2022—when the lifeline launched—and December 2024.
Digital media is using negativity to steal our attention—here’s how to reclaim it

Many of us go online to cope with stress or to escape, but the content that captures our attention most effectively often makes it worse.
NEW PRODUCT: Zurzuvae for postpartum depression

Get the info you need on this new product, part of our drug news roundup for April.
You aren’t the only one who just sits in the car before or after a long day

Have you ever pulled into the driveway of your home or a parking lot spot and just . . . stayed there?

Toronto woman asks court for emergency relief to receive medically assisted death

Alcohol misuse: Updated guidelines aim to make screening easier, more effective

What’s behind the push to restrict energy drinks for teens in Quebec?

What to know about psychedelic retreats, a booming business with few safety guardrails

Archbishop of Toronto calls on Carney to stop extension of MAID for mental illness

Parents who don’t allow kids to have smartphones say social media ban would ease their minds

988 hotline’s launch is linked to thousands of fewer suicide deaths among teens and young adults in U.S.

Digital media is using negativity to steal our attention—here’s how to reclaim it

NEW PRODUCT: Zurzuvae for postpartum depression

You aren’t the only one who just sits in the car before or after a long day