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Children, Teens & Young Adults Mental Health

Gaming Disorder in Children and Teenagers

[embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5a-RIc-5OY0[/embedyt] There is a new form of addiction that is affecting children and teenagers in droves. It is considered more addictive and challenging than alcohol and cigarette smoking. It is called gaming disorder. Whilst this addiction is not yet identified as a mental disorder in the DSM-5 (Diagnostic and

April 20, 2020 No Comments

Aged Care

Recognizing Substance Abuse and Addiction in Older Adults—And How to Help

When people think about substance abuse and addiction, they often imagine young adults living with this. While it’s true teenagers are at a higher risk for substance abuse as a group, research done on the elderly population is, to say the least, lacking. Despite the low amount of research, it’s widely believed

May 24, 2021 No Comments

Mental Health

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder in Children and Teenagers

[embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j64wGC3wiWQ[/embedyt] When we hear the word PTSD, images of soldiers and veterans spring to mind. For decades, people associated post traumatic stress disorder with terrifying events that occurred during a war, in fact, until the 1980’s this stress disorder was known as ‘shell shock’ or ‘battle fatigue.’ The reality

November 4, 2019 37 Comments

Wayne MacLeod Family Physician at Hemlock Square Medical Group 3w

Over the weekend I had the distinct honour of reading this powerful novel. A brutally honest account of the author’s experience of depression and PTSD, from her descent into despair, the trials and tribulations of treatment, and the eventual acceptance and learning to cope with these illnesses, Escaping the Rabbit

April 25, 2018 No Comments

Social Media Blog

Some more facts on bullying

Apparently it is not recognised in Canada until November, and then they only recognise it for 1 week! * 280,000 students are physically attacked in school every month * 43% of students fear harassment in the bathroom * 77% of students are bullied mentally, verbally and physically * 1

October 1, 2019 23 Comments

Dementia and Driving

Dementia Aware: what you need to know about driving when you have dementia Driving is a complex activity involving many regions of the brain working simultaneously. Due to the progression of brain damage, the person with dementia gradually loses the ability to drive safely, and recent studies reveal that

October 29, 2017 No Comments

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