Psychiatry

A session on dementia at the BPAO annual health symposium highlighted key interventions for Black Canadians living with dementia.

Is ADHD a construct rather than a discrete biological disease?

Depression is thought to disrupt the brain's reward circuits associated with food, which could explain why patients with major depressive disorder develop a strong attraction to certain foods.

About 95% of creatine is stored in the muscles, but the remaining 5% is stored in the brain, kidneys and liver.

The study examined how Pavlovian cues influence compulsive avoidance in  adults and youths with OCD.

Artists see the world differently. How does this affect their mental health? Between perfectionism, reliance on their physical abilities to perform and financial stressors, this cohort has certain specific needs.

When kids consume caffeine, they don’t necessarily consume it on a regular basis, or in consistent quantities like adults often do.

Although bipolar disorder affects around 2% of the population, studies suggest that up to 50% of people with the condition attempt suicide at least once.