The advantages to having mental health service users involved in the delivery and evaluation of services.

Treating vets with complex combat injuries including traumatic stress and brain injuries.

Video guide through a progressive muscle relaxation exercise.

An edition of brain blog carnival Encephalon with bonus videos.

Excellent day-long conference on the ethics of alcoholism treatment and alternative treatments.

Treating addictions with new approaches like Mindfulness Based Relapse Prevention.

Coming Home Project works with veterans and their partners after service.

The BC Mental Health and Addictions Research Network 2009 Research Colloquium: Day-long webcast with five speakers.

Series of short videos about a robotic seal therapeutic companion for patients with dementia.

title Sherwin Nuland: My history of electroshock therapy
description A surgeon/author who underwent ECT (electroconvulsive therapy, commonly called electroshock) for depression gives an eloquent talk on its history and his own experience struggling with depression and its treatments until ECT helped him. There are many flames as well as compliments in the comments; few mental health issues are as divisive and controversial as ECT. However, this is not a pollyanna portrayal.
producer TED Talks
featuring Sherwin Nuland
format Flash, MP4
date **/02/01
length 00:22:18
link http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/sherwin_nuland_on_electroshock_therapy.html

Tags: brain video lecture depression ECT psychiatry