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Mental health
Tips & information from experts at Sunnybrook’s Department of Psychiatry.
Am I addicted to my smartphone?
If you can’t get through a real-life conversation without picking up your phone, that’s a sign of overuse.
Online supports can help patients waiting for mental-health care
Access to mental-health services is a big problem in Canada, and that’s got some experts thinking about new and innovative ways to deliver care.
Why taking a break from social media can be good for your health
Taking a social media time-out might be good for your brain and body.
Supporting a loved one with obsessive compulsive disorder
OCD is marked by obsessions and compulsions that significantly impact on the daily life of those affected, as well as their family and caregiver.
Investigating use of focused ultrasound to treat major depression
Sunnybrook researchers are investigating exciting new techniques to harness the power of ultrasound waves to treat depression.
Residential treatment program offers hope for OCD patients
Sunnybrook's residential treatment program for severe OCD is the first program of its kind in Canada.
I have bipolar disorder. Here’s how I’m shattering the stigma of mental illness
I realized that for years, the greatest stigma I had ever experienced was from my own self. I’d always been my own toughest critic.
Tips for dealing with the empty nest syndrome
It’s a scene that plays out every year across the country: parents dropping their kids off at colleges and universities for their freshman year...
How a purposeless universe became infused with purpose
Do you ever wonder where purpose comes from? How is purpose even a thing? If you are a religious believer, the answer is easy: The universe was...