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1/5 It’s #IOAD2024. Overdose touches many lives in our region, and Northern Ontario cities have some of the highest rates of opioid overdose deaths in the province. #EndOverdose hsnsudbury.ca/en/About-Us/Wh…

Great first week in North Bay to start off third year community clerkship! Also, not a bad view from our home for the next 7 months 🌊 🌅 👌 NOSM University | Université EMNO NBRHC

The September issue of CJP is out and online, with a big focus on the new CANMAT clinical guidelines update for depression. Also, eCBT, risk factors for cognitive decline, and bipolar remission. Find it here: journals.sagepub.com/toc/CPA/current

From JAMA Pediatrics: Youth w/ chronic pain are 3x more likely to be diagnosed w/ an anxiety or depressive disorder, compared to rates in the community. Mental health should be considered alongside pain during assessment & treatment for this population. ja.ma/4cUu8VT

For a presentation I am giving tomorrow. One of the most common mistakes I see in discussions of mental health is "othering" - the idea that mental health problems only happen to susceptible people. The truth is, when our pressures overwhelm our supports, there we are.

📢 New research alert: What factors are linked to higher use of intense mental health care in kids and teens? The study, published in The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, from Offord and McMaster Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences researchers dive into the key insights to guide support. Read: journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10.11…

3rd year complete with the North Bay/Sturgeon Falls CCC crew ✅

This study found that only 6.9% of people with mental and substance use disorders received effective treatment, with major barriers including low perceived need, inadequate treatment contact, and insufficient treatment quality. ja.ma/4llis4b

While clinicians can stratify suicide risk above chance levels, predictive accuracy for future suicide attempts significantly improves when using machine learning to incorporate comprehensive clinical assessment data. ja.ma/3G3Niy2 Kate Bentley

And just like that, 4th year electives begin, with a first stop at The Ottawa Hospital with uOttawa Psychiatry | Psychiatrie!

Grief is profound. But for some, there is prolonged grief disorder—a diagnosable mental health condition. Read a new Review on the condition, in The Lancet’s latest issue: hubs.li/Q03kNPxw0

Beautiful day for a walk along the canal!

It’s #MentalHealthWeek! Living with mental health or addiction challenges is hard enough; masking them for fear of stigma makes it harder. This week, we'll share CAMH resources & initiatives shaped by people’s lived experience of mental health+addiction. #UnmaskingMentalHealth

Great weather for a walk at Pink Lake Trail in Gatineau Park today ☀️

Individuals with cannabis use disorder showed elevated midbrain dopamine function, potentially linking cannabis use to an increased risk of psychosis. ja.ma/44pyTpr

Esketamine nasal spray as a monotherapy improved depressive symptoms in treatment-resistant depression (TRD) compared to placebo. ja.ma/3ZYkZIv

CANMAT perinatal guidelines are a must read for clinicians who provide care for women with mood and anxiety disorders. The commentaries from international experts provide further insights for clinicians and researchers.

It’s nice to be back in Kingston, this time for an elective with the Mood Disorders team at Providence Care!

Most viewed this week from JAMA Psychiatry: Systematic review and meta-analysis: Stopping antidepressants leads to slight symptom increases compared to placebo, but these symptoms are not clinically significant and do not include mood changes. ja.ma/3IGmK72

Psychiatry elective tour continues!