Patient question: I am a man who suffers from severe depression. I seem to be medication resistant, as I have tried many...
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.
Signs of a shopping addiction
Sunnybrook's Dr. Peggy Richter, who specializes in the treatment and research of OCD and related disorders, points out the red flags of shopping...
OCD: one patient’s story
At the age of 20, this OCD patient developed more than 100 daily rituals that made him a virtual slave to his disease. How treatment helped him.
Bipolar disorder and heart disease: what’s the link?
Bipolar disorder increases the risk of heart disease, accelerating the onset by up to 15 years. The question is, why? A Sunnybrook study hopes to...
Compulsive shopping — it’s a real diagnosis
While many people love to shop (present company included), the problem is when it truly becomes a problem. Here are the warning signs and how to...