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A family perspective on mental illness and addiction  - According to the Centre of Addiction and Mental Health , 30 per cent of people diagnosed with a mental illness will also have a substance use disorder,  ...

Mental Illness and Addiction  - The issue of mental illnesses has troubled societies everywhere since before recorded history, and addiction has the same difficult story. Scientists ...

Mental Illness and Addiction  - The issue of mental illnesses has troubled societies everywhere since before recorded history, and addiction has the same difficult story. Scientists ...

Incarcerating Mental Illness and Addiction - People with mental health issues intersect with the criminal justice system all the time. In the past several decades, jails and prisons have become the largest de facto places for housing people with mental health disabilities in the country. As the nationwide discussion of what to do about opioid addiction ...

Letter: Mental illness and addiction : Re: “Soldier's suicide case extended” (Gazette, Nov. 3). This case highlights the continuing stigma against mental illnesses , especially addiction. Why do the soldier's parents have to argue that he suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder while ... America | Las Américas | Português | Español | usca.Stigmabase.org | eGAYlity

Breaking down the stigma of mental illness and addiction  - Jennifer” has had a life filled with many trials. Her father was an alcoholic with bipolar disorder who turned violent after an accident caused him ...

Selfies Cause Narcissism, Mental Illness , Addiction and Suicide?  - Is it possible that selfies, the trend of taking pictures of oneself, could cause narcissism, addiction, mental illness and even suicide? That's what seems ...

To tackle scourge of mental illness , end silence  - Fearing social stigmatization and discrimination, patients and families often hide mental illness and addiction. But that only makes the problems worse.

Demi Lovato's honesty on mental illness is a rare gift - But for those of us who have struggled with mental health , her story is ... personal experiences of mental illness and addiction as past and resolved.

Mental illness more disabling than cancer: McMaster study : Mental illness and addiction steal more years of life than cancer and infectious disease but a provincial study by a McMaster researcher finds few of those patients get the help they need. “The bottom line is that when you talk about burden of disease ... Hamilton Spectator

The toxic link between drug abuse and mental illness - But, sadly, the mental illness and drug addiction at the root of Blevin's troubled life are all too common. They probably already affect someone you love ...

Family & Mental Illness : When Children Become Our Caretakers Signs your child is affected by a parent's mental illness — and how to empower them to overcome it. Does your partner have a mental illness or addiction?

Selfie addiction 'may be a sign of mental illness ' - Taking selfies and uploading on social media is very popular and there doesn't seem to be an issue with it. However, before you take that next selfie for the gram, two psychologists say selfies may be a sign of mental illness . In 2014, a news article used the word 'selfitis', saying that the American ...

Former congressman bravely reveals family history of mental illness ...  - He spoke bravely of his own struggle with addiction and bipolar disorder and said that public ignorance and the social stigma associated with mental illness   ...

Mental Illness , Sexual Advances and What Women Face  - I write on culture, poverty, addiction, and mental illness : I explore things we like to ignore. I also teach public school in New York City's South Bronx.

Study looks at link between marijuana use, mental illness VANCOUVER – People with mental illnesses are seven times more likely to use pot than those without a mental illness , according to a new study. Researchers from the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health looked at data from the US and ...

The agony and the ecstasy: Luminous cast bring play about mental illness hauntingly to life  - We can try to search for deeper traction as to why Foot has chosen to focus on bipolar disorder and addiction. It is a mental affliction that has driven ...

New Toronto research hub to focus on developmental disabilities and mental illness - One of Canada's most high-profile mental health treatment centres says it's opening a new research hub that will focus on the needs of people with both developmental disabilities and psychiatric conditions. The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health says the new hub is the first in Canada to tackle the ...

5 Reasons Mental Health Is a Hidden Civil Rights Issue  - In 2008, the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equality Act was passed with the aim of providing equal coverage of treatment for mental illness and ...

When chronic pain, addiction and mental illness intersect  - James Marthaler's history with morphine began in 1993 after he was diagnosed with hereditary pancreatitis, a rare and chronic condition marked by  ...