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Mental health
This section of our Your Health Matters website features timely tips & information from mental health experts at Sunnybrook.
Find more mental health resources on our Department of Psychiatry’s patient and family education website.
Do I need a brain scan to diagnose Alzheimer’s disease?
Whether your doctor will also order a brain scan to diagnose Alzheimer’s disease might depend on where you live!
Is it dementia or Alzheimer’s?
As a memory disorders specialist, this is one of the most common questions I get asked, and I’m often unsure which of these labels frightens people...
Researchers aim to develop tool that can predict mental illness
How studying women during pregnancy may help researchers develop a tool that can predict mental illness.
Jennifer shares her story to help others with postpartum depression
Seeing the happy chaos of Jennifer Green’s home, strewn with colourful toys and the 32-year-old mom giggling with her three little boys, it’s hard to...
Researchers study exercise as treatment for bipolar disorder
Bipolar disorder, also known as manic-depressive illness, is a recurrent and severe mood disorder that affects 1-5% of Canadian teens. The disorder...
Dispelling the myths about teen moods: What’s “normal” & what’s not
The signs and symptoms of a mood disorder such as depression — and where to get help.
It’s okay if you don’t like being pregnant
Some tips for getting through those nine months and maintaining your sanity
The mental health benefits of exercise
While the physical benefits of exercise are clear, there is now increasing recognition of exercise as a treatment option for depression.
Shedding light on body dysmorphic (anxiety) disorder
BDD is a chronic mental illness that involves preoccupations with little flaws, real or imagined, in one’s appearance.