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Wife Comforting Senior Husband Suffering With Dementia
Clinical Articles / September 2011

Cognitive functioning in late-life depression

BY: Rishi K. Bhalla, PhD,, Meryl A. Butters, PhD,

Late-life depression (LLD) is a heterogeneous disorder that can be broadly defined as depression in individuals age 60 and older. It is associated with several public health concerns, including... Read More

Senior Woman Comforting Man With Depression At Home
Clinical Articles / September 2011

Cognitive-behavioral therapy with older adults

BY: Darcy Cox, PsyD, RPsych, ABPP,, Heather D'Oyley, MSc, MBA, MD, FRCPC,

Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) was developed in the 1960s. Over the last 50 years it has become one of the most widely used forms of psychotherapy.  The rapid and extensive adoption of... Read More

Illustration of the youth's mental health
MDs To Be / July/August 2011

Reducing stigma and improving access to mental health care for youth

BY: Disha Mehta, BSc,, Kristy Williams, BSc,, Alex Butskiy, BSc,, Taylor Swanson, BSc,, Maryam Dosani, BSc,

BC youth have been estimated to have a relatively high—15%—prevalence of mental health disorders.[1] Even more alarmingly, disease onset occurred before 18 years of age in 70% of Canadian adults... Read More

Clinical Articles / July/August 2011

The management of febrile seizures

BY: Kevin Farrell, MBChB,, Ran D. Goldman, MD,

Seizures with fever occur in 3% to 5% of children in North America and Europe[1,2] and in up to 14% of children of Asian origin.[3] In most children, these seizures are the manifestation of an... Read More

Illustration of the youth's mental health
Clinical Articles / July/August 2011

Guideline for the management of convulsive status epilepticus in infants and children

BY: James Lee, MD,, Linda Huh, MD,, Paul Korn, MD, FRCPC,, Kevin Farrell, MBChB,

Convulsive status epilepticus accounts for 70% of episodes of status epilepticus (SE) oc­curring in infants and children.[1] Status epilepticus, whether convulsive or non­convulsive, is “an epileptic... Read More

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BCMJ

The BCMJ is a general medical journal that shares knowledge while building connections among BC physicians.

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ISSN 0007‍-‍0556 (Print)
ISSN 2293‍-‍6106 (Online)
Established 1959