On Saturday, Oct. 1, 2011, Healthy Minds Canada (HMC) and its national research partners are hosting “Open Minds Across Canada Mental Health Symposia 2011”, an event focusing on the mental health of Canadians.
These free, public symposia – offered in Winnipeg, Vancouver, Saskatoon, Durham Region, Kingston, Hamilton, Toronto, Montreal and Halifax — are sponsored by the […]

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Researchers at the University of Manitoba have published findings of a study regarding the relationship between abortion, mental illness and suicide.
Using data from the National Institute of Mental Health and the National Institute of Drug Abuse, researchers in the departments of psychology and psychiatry, and the department of obstetrics, gynecology and reproductive sciences looked for […]

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A recent study led by researchers at the University of Manitoba has found that panic attacks (PAs) may indicate the presence of other and more serious mental health issues.
“Compared to people without PAs, those with PAs had poorer overall functioning for disability, mental disorders, suicidal ideation, psychological distress, restriction of activity, chronic physical conditions, psychological […]

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Migraines may lead to mental disorders, which in turn may lead to migraines, according to a new study in the January-February 2009 issue of General Hospital Psychiatry.
“Together, migraine and mental disorders cause more impairment than alone,” says lead study author Gregory Ratcliffe in the department of psychiatry at the University of Manitoba. […]

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A clinical health psychologist at the University of Manitoba will deliver a talk this evening that he compares to a kind of Consumer Reports for health-care services.

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