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Canadian Psychiatric Association
Contact1: Hélène Côté, Communications Officer
Phone (Bus): (613)234-2815 Ext 232
(Fax): (613)234-9857
E-mail: hcote@cpa-apc.org
Address: 141 Laurier Ave. W., Suite 701,
Ottawa, ON K2P 5J3Web Site: www.cpa-apc.org
Keys: Aboriginal Mental Health; Anxiety; Addiction; Ageing; Child and Adolescent Mental Health; Childhool Obesity; Corporate Wellness; Crisis Response; Depression; Disability Insurance; Eating Disorders; Forensic Psychiatry; Gambling; Geriatric Psychiatry; Health Care; Health Human Resources; Medical Education; Mental Health; Mental Illness; Mental Illness Awareness; Mental Health; Mood Disorders;Parent Support; Peer-To-Peer Education; Post Traumatic Stress; Psychiatric Care; Physician Health; Psychiatric Services; Public Education; Public Relations; Research; Schizophrenia; Shared Care; Stigma; Suicide; Research; Telehealth; Women's Mental Health; Ontario*.
Expertise: Founded in 1951, the Canadian Psychiatric Association is the national voluntary professional association for Canada's 4,000 psychiatrists.
Mandate: To forge a strong, collective voice for Canadian psychiatrists and to promote an environment that fosters excellence in the provision of clinical care, education and research.
Features: The CPA undertakes a wide variety of initiatives aimed at fostering high quality care to Canadians. These initiatives uphold the following values:
* accessible and comprehensive care
* knowledge transfer through research, professional development, evidence-based practice and public education
* highest standards of professional ethics and collegial support
* policies that promote mental health across the lifespan
* respect for cultural diversity
Story Ideas:
October 2007: Trials and Tribulations of Evidence-Based Medicine: The Case of Alzheimer Disease Therapeutics; Pharmacotherapy of Alzheimer Disease; Pharmacologic Management of Neuropsychiatric Symptoms of Alzheimer Disease; Community Treatment Orders in Toronto: The Emerging Data; Epidemiology of Youth Gambling Problems in Canada: A National Prevalence Study
The Associations Between Health Risk Behaviours and Suicidal Ideation and Attempts in a Nationally Representative Sample of Young Adolescents; Previous Trauma Exposure and PTSD Symptoms as Predictors of Subjective and Biological Response to Stress; A National Survey of Primary Methamphetamine-Related Admissions to Youth Residential Substance Abuse Treatment Facilities in Canada, 2005 to 2006
September 2007: Depressive Disorder Needs an Evidence Base Commensurate With Its Public Health Importance; Long-Term Treatment of Depression With Antidepressants: A Systematic Narrative Review; Metareview on Short-Term Effectiveness and Safety of Antidepressants for Depression: An Evidence-Based Approach to Inform Clinical Practice; A Multisite Canadian Study of Outcome of First-Episode Psychosis Treated in Publicly Funded Early Intervention Services; Prediction of Suicidality and Violence in Hospitalized Adolescents: Comparisons by Sex; Prevalence of Mental Illness and Its Impact on the Use of Home Care and Nursing Homes: A Population-Based Study of Older Adults in Manitoba; Changes in Mental Health Policy and Their Influence on Self-Injurious Behaviours in the Israeli Military Prison System; Psychosocial Outcomes Following Electroconvulsive Therapy in a Community Setting: Retrospective Chart Review With 2-Year Follow-Up; The Association Between Pathological Gambling and Attempted Suicide: Findings From a National Survey in Canada
August 31, 2007: Psychiatrists have high hopes for new Mental Health Commission...…say must focus on a national strategy for improved care and services to the mentally ill across the life span
August 2007: Suffering in Silence: The Burden of Perinatal Depression; Perinatal Depression: Hiding in Plain Sight; Treatment of Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders: A Review; Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Is Overloaded; Don’t Throw Out the Baby With the Bathwater (PTSD Is Not Overdiagnosed); Preexisting Neuroticism, Subjective Stressor Severity, and Posttraumatic Stress in Soldiers Deployed to Iraq; Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Associated Risk Factors in Canadian Peacekeeping Veterans With Health-Related Disabilities; Cost-Effectiveness of Memantine Compared With Standard Care in Moderate-to-Severe Alzheimer Disease in Canada; Executive Function Impairments in Children With Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Do They Differ Between School and Home Environments?; Pathological Gambling and the Psychiatric Emergency Service
July 2007: Caring Needed for Caregivers; Enriched Intervention Better Than Standard Care; Understanding Seizures Caused by Clozapine; Controversies in Childhood Bipolar Disorders; Mapping Substance Use Problems; Controversies in Childhood Bipolar Disorders; Does Bipolar Disorder Exist in Children?; Adult Bipolar Disorder Is Continuous With Pediatric Bipolar Disorder; Geographical Variation in the Prevalence of Problematic Substance Use in Canada; Recurrent Depressive Symptomatology and Physical Health: A 10-Year Study of Informal Caregivers of Persons With Dementia; Depression Literacy in Alberta: Findings From a General Population Sample; Clozapine-Induced Seizures: Recognition and Treatment; Benefits of Enriched Intervention Compared With Standard Care for Patients With Recent-Onset Psychosis: A Metaanalytic Approach
June 2007: Mental Illness and the Workplace: A National Concern; Interventions to Improve Employment Outcomes for Workers Who Experience Mental Illness; An International Perspective on Worker Mental Health Problems: Who Bears the Burden and How Are Costs Addressed?; Longitudinal Diagnostic Efficiency of DSM-IV Criteria for Borderline Personality Disorder: A 2-Year Prospective Study; Survey of Atypical Antipsychotic Prescribing by Canadian Child Psychiatrists and Developmental Pediatricians for Patients Aged Under 18 Years; A Consecutive Series of Treated Affected Offspring of Parents With Bipolar Disorder: Is Response Associated With the Clinical Profile?; Clozapine-Induced Hypersalivation: A Review of Treatment Strategies; Psychiatric Advance Directives and the Right to Refuse Treatment in Canada; Starson v. Swayze: The Supreme Court Speaks Out (Not all That Clearly) on the Question of "Capacity"
February 2007: Depression and Its Management in Primary Care; Chronic Disease Management for Depression in Primary Care: A Summary of the Current Literature and Implications for Practice; Health Service Patterns Indicate Potential Benefit of Supported Self-Management for Depression in Primary Care; Are Antidepressants as Effective as Claimed? No, They Are Not Effective at All; Are Antidepressants as Effective as Claimed? Yes, But ...; Rebuttal: Depression Is Not a Brain Disease; Mental Health Treatment Seeking by Military Members With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Findings on Rates, Characteristics, and Predictors From a Nationally Representative Canadian Military Sample; Evaluation of two Measures of Psychological Distress as Screeners for Depression in the General Population; What's Under the ROC? An Introduction to Receiver Operating Characteristics Curves.
January 2007: New Developments in Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy for Mood Disorders; Advances in Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy for Unipolar Depression: How Well Do Psychosocial Interventions Work in Bipolar Disorder?; Screening for Mental Health Problems Among Patients With Substance Use Disorders: Preliminary Findings on the Validation of a Self-Assessment Instrument; The Prevalence and Incidence of Treated Major Depressive Disorder Among National Health Insurance Enrollees in Taiwan, 1996 to 2003; Structured Assessment of Mental Health Status in Psychogeriatrics: Validity of the French Definition, Assessment, and Staging of Treatment-Resistant Refractory Major Depression; An Outcome Measure in Schizophrenia: Mortality; Comparison of the Child Behavior Checklist Profiles Between Community- and Clinic-Based Children With Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in Korea
December 2006: The Utility of the DSM Nosology of Mood Disorders; Through a Glass Darkly: The Disutility of the DSM Nosology of Depressive Disorders; Tridimensional Personality of Adolescents With Internet Addiction and Substance Use Experience; Impact of a Specialized Early Intervention Service for Psychotic Disorders on Patient Characteristics, Service Use, and Hospital Costs in a Defined Catchment Area; The Epidemiology of Mental and Substance Use-Related Disorders Among White, Chinese, and Other Asian Populations in Canada; French Adaptation and Validation of the Helping Alliance Questionnaires for Child, Parents, and Therapist; Adverse Cardiovascular Events in Antidepressant Trials Involving High-Risk Patients: A Systematic Review of Randomized Trials
November 2006: Psychotherapy Research at the Start of the 21st Century: The Persistence of the Art Versus Science Controversy; The Value of Neuroscience Strategies to Accelerate Progress in Psychological Treatment Research; What Clinical and Symptom Features and Comorbid Disorders Characterize Outpatients With Anxious Major Depressive Disorder: A Replication and Extension; Canadian Psychiatrists' Current Attitudes, Practices, and Knowledge Regarding Fitness to Drive in Individuals With Mental Illness: A Cross-Canada Survey; The Incidence of Methylphenidate Use by Canadian Children: What Is the Impact of Socioeconomic Status and Urban or Rural Residence?
October 2006: Peers Don't Influence Tween Suicidal Behaviour; Forgetfulness and Antidepressants; Debating Community Treatment Orders; Coronary Heart Disease and Depression: The Next Steps; Preferential Aggregation of Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders in Schizophrenia Patients With Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder; Validation of the Deployment Risk and Resilience Inventory in French-Canadian Veterans: Findings on the Relation Between Deployment Experiences and Postdeployment Health; A Prospective Study of the Impact of Opening a Casino on Gambling Behaviours: 2- and 4-Year Follow-Ups; A Metaanalysis of Clinical Trials Comparing Moclobemide With Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors for the Treatment of Major Depressive Disorder
September 25, 2006: Canadian Psychiatric Association's (CPA) 56th Annual Conference from November 9 to 12, 2006. Some of the topics included in this year's rich menu of professional development sessions and scientific presentations include:Cyber Child Pornography Users: What do we Know?, Pierre Gagné, MD, FRCPC
Children at Risk in Families with Parental Mental Illness, Darryl Mayberry, PhD
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation: Application for Mood Disorder and Schizophrenia, Garey Hasey, MD, FRCPC; Douglas Urness, MD, FRCPC; Jeff Daskalakis, MD, FRCPC; Roumen Milev, MD, FRCPC
Psychiatric Aspects of the Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS), Jonathan Fleming, MB, FRCPC
The Dangerous Diagnosis of Delusional Disorder in Criminal Courts, Pierre Gagné, MD, FRCPC; Marie-Frédérique Allard, MD, FRCPC
Why are Immigrants More at Risk for Psychosis?, Marie-Josée Dealberto, MD, PhD
Metabolic Health in Psychiatric Patients: Preventive, Psychoeducational, Monitoring and Treatment Strategies, Christian L. Shriqui, MD, MSc; Claude Garceau, MD, FRCPC; Marie-Eve Lavoie, Bpharm, MSc
A Study of Resilience in Anxiety Disorders, Catherine Mancini, MD, FRCPC; Michael Van Ameringen, MD, FRCPC; Beth Patterson, BScN, Bed; Mark Bennett, BA; Jonathan Oakman, PhD, Cpsych
Suicide in the Elderly: Epidemiology, Risk and Protective Factors, and Assessment and Treatment Options, Marnin Heisel, PhD
Risk Factors for Suicide Attempts and Completed Suicide: A Population Based and Genetic Perspective, Jitender Sareen, MD, FRCPC; Gustavo Turecki, MD, PhD; Satyendra Satyanarayana, MD; Anne Rhodes, PhD; James Bolton, MDSeveral invited speakers will also be present at the conference to feature issues with a more geo-political dimension. Some of these include:
The Psychosocial Impacts of Terrorism, War and Natural Disasters on Children and Young People: Platforms of Understanding, Richard Williams, TD, MB, ChB, FRCPsych, FRCPCH, DPM, MIHM, MIoD
Mental Helath Indicators and Equity in the Global Village, Donna Stewart, MD, FRCPC
Psychiatry in the Age of the Internet, Alex Jadad, MD, FRCPCThe conference will also be marked by a special screening of critically acclaimed Canadian director Allan King's documentary "Memory for Max, Claire, Ida and company".
September 2006: Illicit Opioid Use and Its Key Characteristics: A Select Overview and Evidence From a Canadian Multisite Cohort of Illicit Opioid Users (OPICAN); Reaching Out to High School Youth: The Effectiveness of a Video-Based Antistigma Program; How Spiritual Values and Worship Attendance Relate to Psychiatric Disorders in the Canadian Population; Cost-Effectiveness of Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy for Mental Disorders: Implications for Public Health Care Funding Policy in Canada; Twelve-Month Psychiatric Disorder Among Single and Married Mothers: The Role of Marital History
September 8, 2006: Federal Government Must Do More to Deal with the National Tragedy of Suicide, Say Psychiatrists
August 2006: Cannabis and Psychosis Put in Perspective; Is Cannabis Use a Contributory Cause of Psychosis?; What Are the Policy Implications of the Evidence on Cannabis and Psychosis?; Going Beyond: An Adventure- and Recreation-Based Group Intervention Promotes Well-Being and Weight Loss in Schizophrenia; Suicide Cases in New Brunswick From April 2002 to May 2003: The Importance of Better Recognizing Substance and Mood Disorder Comorbidity; Screening for Major Depression and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Among Asylum Seekers: Adapting a Standardized Instrument to the Social and Cultural Context; Inattention, Hyperactivity, and Impulsivity in Teenagers With Intellectual Disabilities, With and Without Autism; Daycare Attendance, Stress, and Mental Health; Electroconvulsive Therapy in Older Adults: 13-Year Trends
July 31, 2006: New clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) for anxiety
disorders were launched today by the Canadian Psychiatric Association (CPA).
July 2006: CJP Moves to Electronic Submission; Metabolic Effects of Antipsychotic Treatment: Between a Rock and a Hard Place?; The Metabolic Effects of Antipsychotic Medications; Metabolic Monitoring for Patients Treated With Antipsychotic Medications; Pharmacologic and Nonpharmacologic Strategies for Weight Gain and Metabolic Disturbance in Patients Treated With Antipsychotic Medications; Cornerstones of Career Satisfaction in Medicine; Add-On Quetiapine for Bipolar Depression: A 12-Month Open-Label
Trial; Long-Acting Injectable Risperidone Compared With Zuclopenthixol in the Treatment of Schizophrenia With Substance Abuse Comorbidity; Oxcarbazepine in the Treatment of Bipolar Disorder: A Review
June 2006: The Pharmacologic and Psychological Treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder; Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Study of Deficits in Hippocampal Structure in Fire Victims With Recent-Onset Posttraumatic Stress Disorder; Psychiatrists' Documentation of Informed Consent: A Representative Survey; Predictors of Long-Term Benzodiazepine Abstinence in Participants of a Randomized Controlled Benzodiazepine Withdrawal Program; Combined Treatment of Major Depression in Patients With Borderline Personality Disorder: A Comparison With Pharmacotherapy; Genetics and Alcoholism: How Close Are We to Potential Clinical Applications?; A Controlled Study of Alexithymia in Adolescent Patients With Persistent Somatoform Pain DisorderMay 2006: Therapy Can Help Bullies; Flood Victims Need Treatment for PTSD; Continuity Critical to Elder Psychiatric Care; Characterization of the Facial Expression of Emotions in Schizophrenia Patients: Preliminary Findings With a New
Electromyography Method; Genetic Associations Between Delusional Disorder and Paranoid Schizophrenia: A Novel Etiologic Approach; An Epidemiologic Study of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Flood Victims in Hunan China; Influence of Family Therapy on Bullying Behaviour, Cortisol Secretion, Anger, and Quality of Life in Bullying Male Adolescents: A Randomized, Prospective, Controlled Study; Pharmacologic Response to a Diagnosis of Late-Life Depression: A Population Study in Quebec; Corrected QT Intervals in Newly Admitted Geriatric Psychiatric Patients: An Examination of Risk Factors; Canadian Psychiatry Residency Training Programs: A Glance at the Management Structure; Insulin Resistance and Adiponectin Levels in Drug-Free Patients With Schizophrenia: A Preliminary Report; Detection of Depression in Acute Schizophrenia: Sensitivity and Specificity of 2 Standard Observer Rating Scales; Characterization and Treatment Response of Anxious Children With Asthma
April 2006: Depressive Symptomatology in the Immediate Postnatal Period: Identifying Maternal Characteristics Related to True- and False-Positive Screening Scores; Obesity in Bipolar Disorder and Major Depressive Disorder: Results from a National Community Health Survey on Mental Health and Well-Being; Agreement Between Staff and Service Users Concerning the Clientele's Mental Health Needs: A Quebec Study; Sedative Hypnotic Use in Alberta; Androgen Treatment of Depressive Symptoms in Older Men: A Systematic Review of Feasibility and Effectiveness; Systematic Overview of Drug Interactions With Antidepressant Medications; Building a Better Model: An Introduction to Structural Equation Modelling; The Parent Interview for Child Symptoms: A Situation Specific Clinical Research Interview for Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity and Related Disorders
March 2006: The Neuropsychological Correlates of Borderline Personality Disorder and Suicidal Behaviour; Suicide and Its Prevention Among Older Adults; Profile of a Metropolitan North American Immigrant Suicidal Adolescent Population; Body Image, Binge Eating, and Bulimia Nervosa in Male Bodybuilders; "Hitting" Voices of Schizophrenia Patients May Lastingly Reduce Persistent Auditory Hallucinations and Their Burden: 18-month Outcome of a Randomized Controlled Trial; Association Between Antidepressant Use and Prescribing of Gastric Acid Suppressants; The Epidemiology of Psychological Problems in the Elderly; Metformin for Prevention of Weight Gain and Insulin Resistance With Olanzapine: A Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Trial
March 2006: Understanding Immigrants' Reluctance to Use Mental Health Services: A Qualitative Study From Montreal; The Lay Concept of Conduct Disorder: Do Nonprofessionals Use Syndromal Symptoms or Internal Dysfunction to Distinguish Disorder From Delinquency?; Factors Predicting Practice Location and Outreach Consultation Among University of Toronto Psychiatry Graduates; Adult Antisocial Behaviour Without Conduct Disorder: Demographic Characteristics and Risk for Cooccurring Psychopathology; Sexual Function During Bupropion or Paroxetine Treatment of Major Depressive Disorder; Factors Explaining Career Satisfaction Among Psychiatrists and Surgeons in Canada; Self-Reported Diagnoses of Schizophrenia and Psychotic Disorders May Be Valuable for Monitoring and Surveillance; Psychiatrists Stay Where They Study
February 2006: Need for Anxiety Disorders Treatment Eclipses Resources;Mental Illness Costs Hidden as Ill Employees Still Work; Common Mental Disorders in the Workforce: Recent Findings From Descriptive and Social Epidemiology; Managing Depression-Related Occupational Disability: A Pragmatic Approach; Descriptive Epidemiology of Major Depression in Canada; Prevalence and Incidence Studies of Anxiety Disorders:A Systematic Review of the Literature; Recent Advances in the Treatment of Delusional Disorder
January 2006: Stimulant Medications Not Over Prescribed To Children with ADHD; Suicidal People Are Necessarily Depressed; More Than Half-Million Canadians Likely Suffer From Bipolar Disorder
2005
December 2005: Longitudinal Studies of Outcome and Recovery in Schizophrenia and Early Intervention: Can They Make a Difference?; First-Episode Psychosis, Early Intervention, and Outcome: What Have We Learned; Long-Term Outcome of Patients With Schizophrenia: A Review; Ambulatory Use of Olanzapine and Risperidone: A Population-Based Study on Persistence and the Use of Concomitant Therapy in the Treatment of Schizophrenia; Neural Correlates of Sad Feelings in Schizophrenia With and Without Blunted Affect; Family Background and Genius II: Nobel Laureates in Science; A European Approach to Rural-Urban Differences in Mental Health: The ESEMeD 2000 Comparative Study; Unavailable Essential Archival Data: A Major Limitation in the Conduct of Clinical Practice and Research in Violence Risk Assessment; Childhood Separation Anxiety and Separation Events in Women With Agoraphobia With or Without Panic Disorder
November 2005: Troubles in Traumatology; Debunking Myths About Trauma and Memory; Traumatic Memories Are Not Necessarily Accurate Memories; Why Metaanalyses Do Not Provide Definitive Solutions; Integrating Mindfulness Meditation With Cognitive and Behavioural Therapies: The Challenge of Combining Acceptance and Change-Based Strategies; Comorbidity of Major Depression and Migraine-A Canadian Population-Based Study; Psychiatric Risk Factors for Motor Vehicle Fatalities in Young Men; Difficult-to-Engage Patients: A Specific Target for Time-Limited Assertive Outreach in a Swiss Setting; Small Signal, Big Noise: Performance of the CIDI Depression Module.
November 2, 2005: Best practices and New Science in Canadian Psychiatry: Canadian Psychiatric Association Conference 2005, Vancouver Nov 3-6
October 4, 2005: Invitation to CPA's 55th Annual Conference in Vancouver, Nov. 3-6, 2005
September 19, 2005: Fewer than a one-quarter of Atlantic Canadians with depression receive treatment consistent with guidelines; 20% of Canadians Need Mental Health Services,
Researchers Conclude Based on Statistics Canada Data; Most Canadians with a Mental Health Condition Don't Seek Help
August 2005: Can Psychiatrists Prevent Suicide?; Comorbid Depression Among Untreated Illicit Opiate Users; Obsessive-Compulsive Symptoms and Positive, Negative, and Depressive Symptoms in Patients With Recent-Onset Schizophrenic Disorders; Facial Expression and Sex Recognition in Schizophrenia and Depression; Informed Consent and Adolescents; Tardive Dyskinesia in the Era of Typical and Atypical Antipsychotics; Motivational Interviewing and Clinical Psychiatry; Depression Common Among Untreated Opiate Users; Rural Communities May Provide Perfect Training Ground for Psychiatry Residents
July 2005: Recent Advances in the Treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder; Prevalence of Pathological Gambling in Quebec in 2002; Characteristics of Methylphenidate Misuse in a University Student Sample; Treatment Response to Olanzapine and Haloperidol and its Association With Dopamine D2 Receptor Occupancy in First-Episode Psychosis; Stigma Beliefs of Asian Americans With Depression in an Internet Sample; Sex and Informant Effects on Diagnostic Comorbidity in an Adolescent Community Sample; Preventing Suicidal Behaviour in a General Hospital Psychiatric Service; Priorities for Programming; Treatment of Child Neglect; Community Treatment Orders; Asian-Americans With Depression Still Face Stigma Barriers; Girls Internalize While Boys Externalize; Learning More About MPH Misuse
June 2005: High Society: Drugs, Mental Health and the History of Psychiatry; Listening to the Past: History, Psychiatry, and Anxiety; Flashback: Psychiatric Experimentation With LSD in Historical Perspective; Cost-Utility of 2 Maintenance Treatments for Older Adults With Depression Who Responded to a Course of Electroconvulsive Therapy: Results From a Decision Analytic Model; Population-Based Use of Mental Health Services and Patterns of Delivery Among Family Physicians, 1992 to 2001; SCL-90-R and 16 PF Profiles of Senior High School Students With Excessive Internet Use; Open-Label Adjunctive Topiramate in the Treatment of Unstable Bipolar Disorder; Spontaneous Parkinsonism in Antipsychotic-Naive Patients With First-Episode Psychosis; Modern ECT Improves Quality of Life Better Than MPT For Less Cost; Excessive Internet Use Linked to Psychiatric Symptoms; Drugs, Mental Health, and the History of Psychiatry
2004
November 2004: Untreated Depression During Pregnancy May Put Mothers' and Babies' Health at Risk; Study Says People with Schizophrenia May Face Increased Risk of Heart Disease; New Research Shows High Number of Children Receiving Special Education Services also Present With Serious Mental Health Disorders
September/October 2004: Study Finds Industry-Sponsored Clinical Trials More Likely To Report Positive Results; Behaviour Therapy May Help Children To Control Anger And Aggression;Uncertainties Persist On The Value Of Community Treatment Orders In Psychiatry; Research Suggests Community Treatment Programs May Help Inner-City Groups Living With Serious Mental Illnesses
September 3, 2004: 54th Annual Meeting takes place October 14 to 17, 2004 at the Fairmont the Queen Elizabeth Hotel in Montréal
July 2004: Dementia Care Received By Canadians Varies According To Region; Geriatric Mental Health Outreach Services Need Reform; Hope And Finding Meaning In Life May Protect Elderly Against Depression; Increasing Number Of Drivers With Dementia: A Growing Public Health Issue
June 2004: New Telepsychiatry Program Serving Rural And Remote Ontario Children A Success Say Users; Teleconferencing Used to Disseminate Psychiatric Knowledge And Skills; Interpersonal Psychotherapy; People With Schizophrenia Benefit From Self-Help; Psychological Impact Of SARS Can Persist After Illness: Protective
Measures Needed; Health Care Workers Can Be Protected From Stress Of SARS Outbreaks Finds; Study: Palliative Care In Review; CPA Position Paper Identifies Gaps In Psychiatric Training
May 2004: Gap Between Men And Women Closing In The Treatment Of Depression; Disney Films May Reinforce Negative Attitudes Toward People With Mental Illness; Emerging Trends And Training Issues In The Psychiatric Emergency Room
April 17, 2004:Citizen Reporters And Thetford Mines Mental Health Agencies Receive CPA Awards For Reducing Stigma Of Mental Illness
April 2004: Family Docs Sharing Care Of Mentally Ill With Specialists Less Frustrated With System; October 14-17, 2004: 54th Annual Meeting Montréal, Quebec
April 2004: Forty Years Of Deinstitutionalization Of Psychiatric Services; In Canada: An Empirical Assessment; Comparisons Between The South Oaks Gambling Screen And A DSM-IV-Based Interview In A Community Survey Of Problem Gambling; Spirituality And Psychiatry In Canada: Psychiatric Practice Compared With Patient Expectations; Differences Between Only Children And Children With 1 Sibling Referred To A Psychiatric Clinic: A Test Of Richards And Goodman's Findings
March 31, 2004: Medical Groups Tells Senate Canada Needs A National Action Plan On Mental Health
February 2004: What Kind Of Psychiatrist Are You Anyway?; Mental Health Of Physicians And Cultural Minorities Progress In Psychotherapy Research; The Interpersonal Fulcrum-Interpersonal Therapy For Treatment Of Depression Alzheimer's Disease, Genes, And Environment: The Value Of International Studies; Social, Demographic, And Clinical Factors Related To Disruptive Behaviour In Hospital; Prevalence And Incidence Studies Of Mood Disorders: Patient Factors Associated With Missed Appointments In Persons With Schizophrenia
January 2004: Young, Single And Low Income Canadians More Likely To Suffer From Combination Of Major Depression And Alcohol Dependence But Less Likely To Seek Treatment
January 2004: Testing For Risk Of Postnatal Depression Possible In Maternity Wards
January 5, 2004: David Goldbloom Offers Advice On Making Effective Use Of Evidence-Based Psychiatry; Dr. Andrea Berntson Explores The Unique Challenges Of Transitioning To A Rural Or Remote Psychiatry Practice; Characteristics Of 75 Gambling-Related Suicides In Quebec; Violence By Psychiatric Patients: The Impact Of Archival; Measurement Source On Violence Base Rates And Risk Assessment Accuracy; Impact Of Antidepressant Side Effects On Adolescent Quality Of Life2003
November 18, 2003: National Mental Health Policy On Agenda At Canadian Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting
October 5, 2003: Mental Illness Awareness Week October 5-11.
September 30, 2003: September 2003 Issue Of Canadian Journal Of Psychiatry Available Online
August 21, 2003: Psychiatry And The Supreme Court Of Canada; Human Resources In Psychiatry Toward A National Strategy; Anticonvulsants In Anxiety Disorders; Depression Screening Day - A Mental Illness Awareness Week Project
August 11, 2003: Canadian Psychiatric Association's 53rd Annual Meeting To Be Held At The World Trade And Convention Centre, Halifax
July 22, 2003: Children With Psychiatric Disorders; Risperidone Liquid Treatment of Acute Mania; Antiaggressive Action of Combined Risperidone And Quetiapine In A Patient With Schizophrenia; Ultrarapid Response to an Antidepressant: A Clue to Bipolarity?; A Follow-Up Study of Persons Found Not Criminally Responsible on Account of Mental Disorder in British Columbia
June 17, 2003: Challenges at the Pharmaceutical-Physician Boundary; Suicide: The Persisting Challenge; Assessing Suicidal Youth With Antisocial, Borderline, or Narcissistic Personality Disorder; Diabetes Mellitus and Impaired Glucose Tolerance in Patients With Schizophrenia; Quetiapine May Induce Mania: A Case Report; The Symptoms of Atypical Depression; Early-Onset Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
June 16, 2003: CPA and CMA Forge New Understanding; Mental Health Issues Of Older People With Intellectual Disabilities; Should Dangerousness Indicate In-Patient Psychiatric Treatment?; The Need for Re-Informed Consent with Continued Traditional Neuroleptic Treatment; Ethical Considerations In Working With Culturally Diverse Populations: The Essential Role of Professional Interpreters
May 9, 2003: Effect of depression on stroke morbidity and mortality
May 9, 2003: Influence of season and latitude in a simple community sample
May 07, 2003: Canadian Psychiatric Association Recognizes Awareness Ad Campaign
April 11, 2003: CP Reporter to Receive Special Recognition Award
January 30, 2003: First Ministers Need to Commit to a National Action Plan on Mental Health
updated: October 15, 2007