CrossCurrents - The Journal of Addiction and Mental Health articles

Recent articles from CrossCurrents - The Journal of Addiction and Mental Health

Note from the editor.(Editorial)
June 22, 2009... Schizophrenia affects only a small percentage of the population--about one per cent worldwide--but it can be devastating. Schizophrenia often interferes with the ability to think dearly, distinguish reality from fantasy, manage emotions, make decisions and relate to others, with obvious...

A view from CAMH.(Centre for Addiction & Mental Health)
June 22, 2009... We a know the facts: Approximately 350,000 Canadians live with a diagnosis of schizophrenia. Each year there are 31,000 hospitalizations more than 2.3 million hospital days--and direct and indirect costs over $7 billion. But these costs do not adequately reflect the impact of the illness on...

Voice hearers' groups inspire new ways to listen.(profile)
June 22, 2009... Traditionally, auditory hallucinations have been considered a symptom of schizophrenia or psychosis, with the solution being medication to get rid of the voices. But for the last 10 years, Dr. Margaret England, associate professor in the Faculty of Nursing at the University of Windsor in...

Revisiting myths about schizophrenia with implications for treatment.(myth busters)
June 22, 2009... In 1994, Dr. Courtenay Harding and colleagues published a paper entitled "Empirical correction of seven myths about schizophrenia with implications for treatment" in Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica. It presented evidence to challenge myths about schizophrenia that persist across mental health...

Mindfulness mediation paves the road to recovery in addiction.(issues and trends)
June 22, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Kerry * sits in the bathroom at a party, concentrating on her breathing. Thoughts float in and out of her head about the cocaine sitting just outside the door on the table, seemingly beckoning to her. "Breathe" she tells herself. Focusing on her breath, she...