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October 29, 2018
I have parent-anxiety. Specifically about pot.
October 28, 2018
Newly published research suggests the fire cast a lasting shadow over the lives of many residents who are still experiencing elevated rates of depression and related mental-health problems.
October 1, 2018
Imagine a clinical tool that gives mental health professionals the ability to offer every patient customized treatment options tailored to meet their own specific needs, abilities and circumstances.
Recidivism rates among Alberta’s NCR population – accused individuals found Not Criminally Responsible due to a Mental Disorder – are extremely low compared to the general criminal population.
After more than a year of negotiations, a new Academic Medicine
When Dr. Lenka Zedkova entered the Department of Psychiatry’s Residency Program in 2005, she was still unsure about her long-term career plans.
An archival review of young patients referred to Alberta Hospital Edmonton’s Neuropsychology unit shows that cannabis use had no positive impact on cognitive impairment in psychosis
September 1, 2018
Dr. Denise Milne was in her early 20s when she first met Dr. Roger Bland
It’s a busy Wednesday morning at the Edmonton Law Courts.
It was an academic marathon that took nearly a quarter century to complete, but Dr. Lorraine Breault, Professor Emeritus