Many patients with chronic health conditions also have mental health issues that go undiagnosed and untreated
By Paul Kurdyak and Sanjeev Sockalingam Canada, Canadian health care, Canadian healthcare system, Choosing wisely, dépression, education, Health care costs, health care inequities, health promotion, inefficiency, Mental health, mental health strategy, mental illness, poverty
Our health system often divides mental health from physical health into distinct silos of care and treatment, yet no such mind-body duality exists in actual patients.
By Paul Kurdyak and Sanjeev Sockalingam Canada, Canadian health care, Canadian healthcare system, Choosing wisely, dépression, education, Health care costs, health care inequities, health promotion, inefficiency, Mental health, mental health strategy, mental illness, poverty
In any developed country, politicians and clinicians are struggling to improve quality of care while reducing costs of healthcare systems.
By appropriate treatment, Canada Health Act, mental disabilities, Mental health, mental health strategy, mental illness, mental illness help, pharmaceutical policies in Canada, Podcasts, prescription drug, Private health benefits, Private health care, psychiatric hospitalization, Psychiatrist
In Canada, only one in five people with depression gets appropriate treatment. And in Ontario, only one in three patients discharged from psychiatric hospitalization will get a follow-up within the month. Why is Canada doing so poorly in helping people with mental illness?
By Ryan Meili access to health care, affordable housing, budgets, Canada, Canadian health care, Canadian healthcare system, economy, education, Health care costs and spending, Low-income children, Mental health, wealth
A moneylender sees the light, discovering a spirit of giving and generosity. It’s a classic Christmas tale of redemption — and redistribution — but this year the convert in question appears to be one of Canada’s biggest banks.
By Pat Cashion and Lee Tunstall aging population, Calgary, homeless seniors, homelessness, housing, Mental health, mental illness, senior housing, seniors
The Older Adult Service Providers of Calgary released a report warning that more older adults could be at risk of homelessness if affordable seniors’ housing providers and mental health service providers don’t work together to tackle the growing problem of older adults living with mental illness.
By Jitender Sareen Mental health, preventing suicide, programs for suicide prevention, risk for suicide behaviour, Robin Williams suicide, strategies for preventing suicide, suicide, suicide prevention, suicide risk, World Suicide Prevention Day
The death of comedian Robin Williams last month sparked a worldwide discussion about suicide, its underlying causes and how it might be prevented.
By Paul Kurdyak and David Goldbloom access to care, Canadian health care, health care, Mental health, mental illness, Psychiatrist, psychotherapy, stigma
We are talking openly about mental illnesses and addictions now more than ever – and that’s a good thing. Efforts to address the stigma associated with mental illnesses have made it easier for people who have been suffering in silence to seek help.
By Mental health, mental illness, stigma
David Kates.
Canada.com
