NIMH’s Thomas Insel on a New Understanding of the Brain

Sunday, May 19th, 2013

NIMH Director Thomas Insel on working toward a new understanding of the brain.

Bipolar Standup Comedy

Thursday, April 11th, 2013

Big Daddy Taz performs standup comedy about mental health in the “Bipolar Buddha Set,” onstage at the CBC Winnipeg Comedy Festival.

ADHD Animation

Sunday, October 28th, 2012

Children’s voices come to life in animation as they describe symptoms of ADHD and what it’s like to have treatment.

Prazosin Effective for Nightmares in PTSD

Friday, September 21st, 2012

A researcher from the Mayo Clinic discusses his newly published review of literature on the use of prazosin for PTSD-related nightmares.

Toronto Video Art

Thursday, August 16th, 2012

A short art video mixing images and narrative written by a psychiatric survivor and his sister. Questions conditions and reacts to experiences.

Bipolar Educational Video

Thursday, July 12th, 2012

An anti-stigma video about bipolar disorder.

What Recovery From Depression Feels Like

Wednesday, March 14th, 2012

Three stories of recovery from depression.

Eating Disorders Awareness Week: Who Has Anorexia?

Wednesday, February 29th, 2012

The founder and clinical supervisor of an eating disorders treatment program explains who typically develops anorexia and what their characteristics are.

ADHD Following Anaesthesia

Thursday, February 16th, 2012

A doctor describes a risk analysis of ADHD following repeated exposure to anaesthesia for surgery in young children, from an epidemiodogical study.

Measuring Quality of Life in Bipolar Disorder

Friday, January 6th, 2012

A psychiatry research group at UBC in Vancouver measures quality of life in bipolar disorders, developing a new scale that’s now freely available.

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