CrossCurrents Spring 2003

CrossCurrents

Focus: Art of the Mind
- Demons and muses: Debunking the myth of the mad genius
- Educating through the arts: World festival celebrates the essence of madness and art
- Sex, drugs and rock 'n roll: Support programs help artists make music without drugs
- Painting a path to well-being: Art therapy helps children of war mend the wounds
- Q&A: Art and social activism
Note from the Editor
News from the Centre
Letters
Profile
- Community project addresses ethno-cultural mental health
News
- New test can determine newborn's alcohol exposure
- Alternative milieu empowers clients, boosts staff morale
- Quitting smoking requires many supports
Research Update
- cannabis linked to mental illness / schizophrenia risk gene / coffee may reduce diabetes risk / older drinkers treated more successfully / antidepressant outcomes for men and women / job loss affects physical and mental health / alcohol linked to breast cancer / sexual harassment and eating disorders
Reviews
- OCD: The war inside
Downloaded
The Last Word
- Relational disorders: Disease of the month?
Conferences