CAMH in the Media - December 2009

The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) regularly provides expert information on addictions and mental health treatment, research, education and advocacy to the public through the media. Here are some recent samples of CAMH coverage. Click on the headlines below to read the full stories (external links):

CAMH wins Academy award for Mental Health Design
InsideToronto.com - Dec 29, 2009

Resolve to get running
Toronto Sun - December 26, 2009
Other mentions: Earthtimes.org, PR Online (Taiwan), Yahoo! Canada, Streetinsider.com (Birmingham), Marketwire (L.A.), Reuters, NewsBlaze, Individual.com (Burlington), Interest!ALERT, SYS-CON Media Online (Chicago)

Carillion Health wins Centre for Addiction and Mental Health redevelopment contract
dcnonl.com - Friday, December 18

Carillion Health Solutions has been awarded a contract to design, build, finance and maintain the next phase of the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) redevelopment project in Toronto.

Other mentions: Dow Jones, Whales Online, fmlink.com

Leading-edge therapy targets brain chemistry of addiction
biz.yahoo.com - Thursday, December 17

Grappling with nicotine addiction is never easy, but a new drug therapy - developed by Dr. Fang Liu at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) - brings promise to one of our great public health challenges.

Centre for Addiction and Mental Health Appeals to Last Minute Christmas Shoppers to Give the Gift of Light
earthtimes.org – Wednesday, December 16

"A Gift of Light is a reminder to those at the hospital that someone cares about them and is cheering them on in their recovery. For some, this is the only gift they will receive. It is also a way to make a statement to fight the stigma against mental illness and addiction," campaign spokesperson Valerie Pringle said…

Other mentions: yahoo! Canada; newsblaze.com; pronline.com; streetinsider.com; marketwire.com

Gene identified as cause of some forms of intellectual disability
sciencedaily.com - Wednesday, December 16

Other mentions: Canada.com; dnaindia.com; innovations-report.com; medicalnewstoday.com; disabled-world.com; news-medical.net; rdmag.com; grantdaily.com; sify.com; individual.com; redorbit.com; AHN

A gene involved in some forms of intellectual disability has been identified by scientists at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), as published this month in The American Journal of Human Genetics. The gene is called TRAPPC9. In the same journal two other international research teams independently confirm the findings of Dr. John B. Vincent, a scientist at CAMH, and his team.

Punished for working too diligently
Toronto Star - Wednesday, December 16

Linda Chamberlain loves her job. Her health has improved since she was hired by the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health three years ago. She's on fewer medications for her schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. She seldom uses food banks. She takes home her paycheque proudly. There's one problem. The more she works, the harder it gets to pay her bills.

CAMH Redevelopment Project wins 2009 Academy Award for Mental Health Design
Canadian Architect – December 2009

This prestigious award was presented in Singapore to representatives of CAMH and the C3 Community Care Consortium - a partnership of Montgomery Sisam Achitects, Kearns Mancini Architects, Kuwabara Payne McKenna Blumberg Architects. The Academy recognizes mental health design projects that "provide a civilising and humane setting to support therapeutic intervention".

Key Target Of Clinical Depression Missed By Most Antidepressants
medicalnewstoday.com - Thursday, December 10

A key brain protein called monoamine oxidase A (MAO-A) - is highly elevated during clinical depression yet is unaffected by treatment with commonly used antidepressants, according to an important study by researchers at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health and published in the Archives of General Psychiatry.

SSRIs not always the best solution
The Globe and Mail – Tuesday, December 8

One of the great frustrations of patients and physicians alike is that the most commonly prescribed antidepressants, SSRIs, work only about half the time. But a group of Canadian researchers led by Dr Jeffrey Meyer at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health in Toronto have used sophisticated imaging techniques to figure out why and have proposed a solution for making treatment more effective..

Beating the holiday stress
thestar.com – Friday, December 04

Two experts, Dr. Katy Kamkar, a psychologist from the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, and Dr. Mel Borins, author of Go Away Just for the Health of it, share their thoughts on the top seven forms of holiday stress and how you can beat them.

New CEO At CAMH
CBC Radio “Metro Morning” – Tuesday, December 2

Andy Barrie speaks to Catherine Zahn, CAMH’s new President and CEO..

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