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19 Jan 2021
Bam! Bam! BAM! 💥 My book is way beyond all the modest stretch goals I set for it already. Everything else is just overflow gratitude now. Think we can get it into the Top 100? amzn.to/39INbEe #books #amwriting #mentalhealth
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Emotional intelligence is not about avoiding strong reactions. It’s about being less reactive.
Reactions are hard to control—they’re rapid and visceral. Responses are easier to delay and modify.
A key to emotion regulation is expanding the distance between feelings and actions.
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New research published this week in The American Journal of Psychiatry finds that the earlier and more rapidly adolescents use social media, the more likely they are to experiment with substances such as alcohol, tobacco and cannabis. cnn.it/4op6FDH
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Jun 13
A new Science study shows that bumble bees can position a ball underneath a fake “flower” to reach a reward, suggesting they can exhibit spontaneous problem-solving and challenging the notion that such advanced cognitive abilities are exclusive to large-brained vertebrates.
Learn more: scim.ag/4vvcNwr
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Jun 9
The suppressed report that concluded there is no protective or safe level of alcohol consumption, now published. It was commissioned by US Congress
Report jsad.com/doi/10.15288/jsad.2…
Editorial jsad.com/doi/epdf/10.15288/j…
"Despite the study’s adherence to its mandate, its findings were sidelined.”
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A growing body of research finds that meditation may help reduce anxiety, manage stress, ease pain and improve sleep quality, among other health benefits. The new study suggests that shifts in brain waves could play a hidden role in generating these benefits, and just a few minutes can start calming your brain. cnn.it/4vBWjTi
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The rise in remote work caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has substantially increased time spent alone and worsened workers’ mental health, according to a new study in Science based on survey data from more than 500,000 Americans.
📄: scim.ag/43O4lws
#SciencePerspective: scim.ag/4x84kkC
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Jun 5
Parliament asked CAMAP for the curriculum to train MAID assessors for mental illness.
The organization said it’s “impossible” to provide it—and won’t make it public.
Health Canada gave 3.3 million dollars to CAMAP for its curriculum development.
Transparency shouldn't be optional.
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Jun 4
Home alone. Remote work can adversely influence mental health. A new study @ScienceMagazine
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Jun 4
Being alive at all is the most extraordinary stroke of good luck any of us will ever experience, the physicist Alan Lightman writes: “The question is: What are we to make of the fantastically improbable fact of our existence, our moment of life?” theatlantic.com/philosophy/2…
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Jun 3
The narrative that MAiD provides a peaceful, beautiful death every time is false.
One patient cried "help me" and showed signs of distress during MAiD. Bradley Stewart resumed breathing after being declared dead, leaving his family traumatized. In one study, one-third of family members described the MAiD death as traumatic.
Informed consent requires disclosure of complications and adverse outcomes, not just promises of a beautiful death.
My comments in Sharon Kirkey's National Post article 👇
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Jun 1
Patients hospitalized with depression in brighter southeast-facing rooms were discharged after 29.2 days on average, compared with 58.8 days in northwest-facing rooms.
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#NEW: Study suggests more Canadian kindergartners are experiencing developmental vulnerabilities after COVID-19
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May 28
@cpso_ca imposes 'remedial measures on family doc who used incomplete #MAID #euthanasia kit & had to return to finish job assesses person w Crohn's & depression @ TimHortons & drives him to cadaver storage unit for injection, against family objections theglobeandmail.com/canada/a…
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The healing power of nature reduces stress, anxiety and depression dlvr.it/TSly2g
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May 28
Ninety disability and mental health organizations have signed an open letter to Prime Minister Carney and Parliamentarians urging them to permanently exclude people with mental illness from eligibility for assisted suicide.
Under current law, people whose sole underlying condition is a mental illness will become eligible to apply for assisted suicide beginning in March 2027.
The letter, which is addressed to Prime Minister Mark Carney, Health Minister Marjorie Michel and Justice Minister Sean Fraser, says that would be "a significant and misguided expansion."
Inclusion Canada's Krista Carr spoke with Postmedia News. She also called for the discriminatory Track 2 access point of assisted suicide to be repealed because it singles out persons with disabilities.
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A systematic overview and second-order meta-analysis of nature-based interventions for stress, anxiety and depression dlvr.it/TSlxnv
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May 28
A new machine learning analysis reveals how childhood trauma can amplify genetic vulnerabilities to depression, uncovering thousands of biological interactions that traditional statistical methods have consistently missed. dlvr.it/TSldw9
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May 27
Inclusion Canada has joined 89 disability and mental health organizations in urging the federal government to permanently exclude individuals with mental illnesses from accessing Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID).
In an open letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney, along with Ministers, MPs and Senators, the groups argue that inadequate support systems make the expansion dangerous for individuals.
The letter is signed by organizations located in all provinces and territories. Inclusion Canada continues to call on the government to repeal the separate pathway to assisted death that is specifically for persons with disabilities. Track 2 MAID is discriminatory. Story by @kkirkup of @globeandmail.
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May 27
a variation of the Ouchi illusion
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I enjoyed taking part in @TheCurrentCBC. Fellow guests, both psychiatrists, welcomed HHS proposals and made some sensible points, but maintained that people with depression have 'maladaptive brains' that antidepressants restore. This idea is the root of the problem and until it is overturned, reform will have little effect on psychiatric practice. @flint_books cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-6…
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