Since most adults spend the bulk of their time at work, it is a common place to start when it comes to improving our future.
You have no doubt heard about many unpleasant side effects from chemotherapy cancer treatments.
If you’ve got a small bump or bit of dry skin, do you leave it alone or are you someone who just can’t help but obsessively pick at it?
One new study published this year may have found a biomarker to assist in early diagnosis of bipolar disorder among youth and young adults.
Studies have shown conclusively that there is no causal relationship between consumption of sugar and hyperactive behaviour in children.
Direct health care costs as well as loss of workplace productivity from mental illness cost our economy billions of dollars every year.
There are widely held beliefs about sugar and its effect on the hyperactivity and behaviour of children.
Although the sunshine vitamin is of vital importance to us, a study shows supplementing vitamin D had no effect on symptoms of depression.
New research shows that depression and anxiety exist in every society in the world today.
I hear the comment ‘that person is psychotic' frequently from people when talking about strange or unsettling behaviour.
Most of us take it for granted that we have free will and conduct ourselves accordingly.
Until recently, we did not know the specifics of any genetic cause for intelligence.
The brain is such an incredibly complex organ it’s no wonder we still have a long way to go before fully understanding the way it works.
It’s not easy to get an appointment to see a psychiatrist. With current shortages, patients are often faced with a wait time of many months
Schizophrenia is a very serious and disabling mental illness. Symptoms including psychotic hallucinations and delusions.
After touring Canada, a special UN rapporteur announced “extremely severe” concerns about many Canadians’ lack of access to food.
You may have heard there is a new wing opening at the Kelowna General Hospital in the next couple of weeks.
Over the past few years public awareness has increased dramatically about the prevalence of postpartum depression.
Is there an app for that? This little line has aptly defined the recent age of smart phones, tablets and related technological toys.
If you have tried to get a referral to see a psychiatrist in recent years, you may not be surprised to learn that it can be difficult.