These simple and proven strategies will help you manage stress and find meaning in the new year. Since the height of the pandemic, there has been a cultural shift in the way we talk about mental health. It’s as though the years of isolation and uncertainty helped us understand how vital our emotional needs were […]
The Difference Between Moral Injury & PTSD from EHN Canada.
Barriers to Mental Health & Addiction Treatment from EHN Canada.
Emotions play a huge role in our lives, our actions and our relationships. Yet, most of us know surprisingly little about what they are, how we experience them and why we have them in the first place. Some psychologists might say we’re low on “emotional literacy.” This lack of emotional literacy leaves us ill-equipped to manage the variety of emotions […]
The largest study of treatment-resistant depression in older adults has found that augmenting commonly used antidepressants with the antipsychotic drug aripiprazole can induce remission of depressive symptoms in 30 per cent of patients. The results of the Optimizing Outcomes of Treatment-Resistant Depression in Older Adults (OPTIMUM) clinical trial have just been published in the New England Journal […]
What is stress? Stress is something we all experience. When we talk about being stressed, we are referring to a mental state of worry and anxiety. This is usually a result of being exposed to a stressor (a perceived threat, harm or event). Stress serves a purpose and isn’t always bad. It can protect us […]
Around three million Canadians have an anxiety disorder. One in four will experience an anxiety disorder at some point in their lifetime.[1] Anxiety disorders are one of the most common types of mental health disorders in Canada. They have a major impact on the lives of those affected. It’s important that we understand what anxiety disorders […]
As a parent, it’s common to experience stress, anxiety, and feeling overwhelmed at times. But these challenges can get amplified for parents also managing a mental illness. I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder before the birth of my children. I walked into parenthood knowing it would be just a little different than the experiences of […]
