Psychiatry

Quebec study finds two-thirds of doctors who killed themselves were family physicians

One in four people hospitalized for depression were readmitted or visited an emergency room again for depression within 30 days of discharge, according to a new study by researchers at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) here. The results were published in the August issue of the Canadian Journal of Psychiatry.

Suicide is one of the 10 leading causes of death in Canada. Some estimate that 90% of people who die by suicide are suffering from depression, another mental illness or a substance abuse disorder.(6) It is not unusual, therefore, for people who commit suicide to have been on medications and to have been interacting with a pharmacist.

Doctors incorporate group medical visits into patient treatment to tackle waitlists

Prospective cohort study completed to determine if an association between antidepressant use and future risk of CVD exists.

A Toronto-based researcher is at the helm of a massive, worldwide study published in Nature that identifies the top global challenges and priorities in mental health.