 
2001 Issues
November/December
2001
New Canadians
Healing the minds
of war-exposed children
The impact of unemployment: Lost hopes affect mental health
Stella
Youth: Fostering healthy attitudes among immigrant teens
Questions & Answers: Resettlement
issues of immigrants and refugees
In Every Issue
News from the Centre
Note From the Editor
In Brief
Aboriginal
suicide epidemic feared
Embalmed
cigarettes the latest kick
Young adults most likely to use ecstasy
Drumming as an addiction treatment
Long-term cognitive effects of anorexia studied
Discrimination a challenge for those with schizophrenia
Red Bull energy drink under investigation
Suicide barrier funded
News
Discharged: Life on the outside
-- former inpatients adjust to community living
New federal
institute promotes innovative research approach
B.C. Transit strike strands people with mental illness
What companies are doing for employee mental health
Research Updates
- Genes
help shape attitudes
Effects
of prenatal cocaine exposure questioned
Drug
use patterns emerge at raves
Psychotherapy
and anti-depressants have similar effect on brain activity
Genes may link alcohol dependence, depression
Benzodiazepines increase risk of hip fracture in elderly
Cannabinoids prove to be poor painkillers
Low birthweight linked to kids' behaviour problems
Conference Listings
Reviews
Dark Paradise: The changing
face of opiate use
The Last Word
Why premenstrual dysphoric disorder is a valid diagnosis
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September/October
2001
From the therapist's chair
To tell or not
to tell: Therapists divided over te issue of self-disclosure
Inspiration: Therapists recount how their clients journeys have touched
their lives
An enduring loss: Therapists haunted by clients' suicide
Questions & Answers: Vicarious
traumatization
In Every Issue
News from the Centre
Note From the Editor
In Brief
New prison to help mentally ill
Mental illness costs Canadians $14.4 billion annually
Obesity worse than smoking or drinking
Prenatal smoking linked to early experimentation
Just what is is we are teaching our kids?
Women
and tobacco: A growing epidemic
People
with mental illness die younger
News
Expert warns
of the politics of prescribing heroin
Street papers give voice
to people fighting poverty, addiction, mental illness
Malignant angels: Why good boys do bad things
Smokers' helplines increase people's chance of butting out
Neurotheology lends support to the power of spirituality
Research Updates
Newer
antipsychotics still no panacea
Risk
of schizophrenia increases with age of father
Drug
courts reduce crime under the right conditions
Canadians
believe in health benefits of moderate drinking
Long-term ecstasy use many cause progressive memory loss
Luvox helps treat childhood anxiety
Risk of suicide and violence increases with alcohol
Women managers less stressed when focused on relationships
Conference Listings
Reviews
Exploring ethnocultural factors
The Last Word
Expert decries diagnosis for pathologizing women
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July/August 2001
Sexuality
Sexual side-effects
are a turn-off: Antidepressants are not without cost
Acknowledging clients' sexuality
Gay teens feel isolated and alone
About last night
Questions & Answers: Where
sexuality, mental health and addiction intersect
In Every Issue
News from the Centre
Note From the Editor
In Brief
Is your teen getting enough sleep?
Pedophiles open to scorn
Mexican drug museum may go public
U.S.-approved medicinal marijuana study unprecedented
America's losing the war on drugs
British men prone to suicide
Separate
shelters considered for transsexuals
Regular
use of ecstasy can lead to memory loss
News
One-third of Ontario students
report distress
An alternative to ECT?
Homeless courts promote rehabilitation, not punishment
Young women speak out about depression
Avoiding your doctor
Research Updates
- Depressed
children more likely to develop adult personality disorders
Treatment
for insomnia may help prevent relapse among alcoholics
Women
smokers more likely to develop bladder cancer
Stigma
makes elderly more likely to drop out of depression treatment
Substance use problems higher among adolescents in public care
Sexual contact with women reduces likelihood of being diagnosed as
a pedophile
Twin study offers clues to phobias' origins
Errors in prescribing drugs drastically increase overall prescription
costs
Conference Listings
Reviews
The Provincial Asylum in Toronto:
Reflecting on Social and Architectural History
Lay My Burden Down
A Fragile Revolution pays tribute to a transformation
Nicotine and Public Health explores tobacco alternatives
The Last Word
Sexually speaking: How to open up public discussion of HIV/AIDS in
India without invoking political gunfire
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May/June 2001
Training
Acting it out: "Patients" help workers improve bedside manner
The alternatives: Cops focus on compassion, not force
GPs don't properly assess for addictions...it all starts in med school
Clinicians address
the powerful link between substance abuse and brain injury
Questions & Answers: Common
questions about mental health training for family physicians
News from the Centre
Note From the Editor
In Brief
Memphis "Maniax" reinforce bad stereotypes
Survey gains insight into ravers
Exam stress affects Japanese youth
Quebecers
drink more beer
Toronto
landmark to get preventative facelift
Graphic
warnings now on cigarette packs
Triangle
Program helps gay students
News
Concurrent eating disorders
and substance use challenge the therapist
Making connections:
Clients newly discharged from psych hospitals gain support from their
peers
Childhood trauma linked to mental illness
Research Updates
- Ongoing
ECT helps prevent relapse
Substance
abuse hinders schizophrenia treatment
Schizophrenia
linked to poor fetal nutrition
Caffeine
may reduce nausea but threaten pregnancy
Adolescent alcohol abuse predicts adult psychopathology
Cannabis used to self-treat wide range of ailments
Non-drinkers at greater risk of anxiety and depression
Intramuscular ziprasidone effective in treating acute psychosis
Conference Listings
Reviews
Through a wilderness of suffering:
The Bear's Embrace
The
Last Taboo: A comprehensive guide on Canadian mental health issues
The Last Word
Ontario's Bill 159 an affront to client's privacy
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March/April 2001
Prescription Drugs
Prescription Drugs
Educating clients: Psychiatric pharmaceuticals do more than dispense
pills
The continuum of pain and addiction: Helping doctors with an age-old
dilemma
Antidepressants
or depression: Expectant mothers weigh the risks
Treatment or restraint:
Calming a crisis with chemicals
Questions & Answers: Common
questions about benzodiazepine
News from the Centre
Note From the Editor
In Brief
Toronto cops' response to stress:
An alternative to lethal force? and Police
and nurses team together
"Death"
resurfaces on Canadian streets
Drug
treatment courts go national
Empowering
the silent majority
Fewer Californians die of lung cancer
Alcohol glamourized on prime-time TV
News
Methadone clients
denied life-saving liver transplant
Forcing welfare
recipients into drug testing and treatment: The North American experience
Brian's Law gets a mixed review
Light, air and space: Healing buildings help healing minds
Research Updates
It's
the crowd, not the cannabis, that hurts school performance
Treatment
of eating disorders as effective when involuntary
Job
stress takes its toll on physicians
Exploring the "dark underside" of Pooh
Childhood psychotic symptoms linked to adult schizophreniform disorder
People with mental illness twice as likely to smoke
Experts recommend expanding methadone treatment
"Anxiety sensitivity" may lead to alcohol abuse
Conference Listings
Reviews
When things fall apart
Critiquing the ubiquitous "culture
of therapy"
Books in brief
The Last Word
The ethics of giving kids pills
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January/February
2001
On the Job
Masthead
News from the Centre
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Letters
Note from the Editor
On the Job
A "depressed" economy
Big business is stressed out worldwide -- and they're paying for it
Prescription for trouble:
When caregivers turn to drugs
Should I tell the boss: Disclosing
a psychiatric condition in the workplace
Questions & Answers: Common
questions about people recovering from addictions and returning to work
News
Child abuse monument seeks to raise awareness
Senate committee reviews how Canada handles illegal drugs
"Crack me up": Harm reduction kits for the most marginalized
Outreach team saves lives on Vancouver's skid row
Children of Holocaust survivors and the Third Reich find their voice
Kids on drugs: It's the legal
ones that could be the problem
In Brief
Porcine
supplement to treat bipolar disorder?
"Working
out" depression
Tobacco
companies target developing countries
Stinking
additives to discourage gas sniffing
Animal anesthetic part of the club scene
Candy cigs lure kids to smoke
Transit ads hope to save lives
Too much Ritalin to stop fidgeting?
Research Updates
Depression
makes it hard to quit smoking
Alternatives
to methadone hold promise
Children
with disabilities more likely maltreated
Clinicians
stressed by client emergencies
Warning signs of bipolar disorder identified in childhood
Alcohol may inhibit buildup of fat in arteries
New protein may be key to Alzheimer's
Elderly depression increases risk of heart disease
Reviews
The growing disorder in American
psychiatry
The Last Word
American criticism of Dutch drug
policy unfounded
Conference Listings

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