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December 12, 2018
Brad Necyk's play Stormshelter gives you a compassionate look into the experience of living with the disorder
December 1, 2018
It’s a quiet, comforting, welcoming place, tucked inside the
t’s a new beginning for the Alberta Alliance on Mental Illness & Mental Health (AAMIMH), which marks its 20th anniversary
The Department of Psychiatry’s Gender Program and the World Professional Association
It’s a big job, one requiring ongoing engagement with the Edmonton region’s 240 psychiatrists
November 1, 2018
If someone tells Scott Phillips, “it’s always been this way,” he’ll tell them an anecdote about Broadway
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
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
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.