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Back Page / BY: Conrad Moralis, MD, May 2008
... was admitted to the unit the night before under a mental health certificate, and I was asked specifically by the ... the police and was subsequently certified under the Mental Health Act of Bri­tish Columbia as to be suffering from a ... not interested in talking to me. Checking the nurse’s notes 4 days after his admission, I saw that he was eating ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Myles Blank, MD, FRCPC, April 2007
... stress disorder” in their manual classifying mental health and developmental disorders of infancy and early ... traumas, such as covert sexual abuse by a relative. Terr notes that in type I trauma, the memories are likely to be ... private psychologist, psychiatrist, or other infant mental health specialist, or to the Infant Psychiatry Department at ...
Clinical Articles / BY: H. Davis, MD, November 2007
... The term TBI is not international, and indeed the World Health Organization notes no consensus with regard to the definition of mTBI.[ 3 ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Ralph J. Maddess, PhD May 2006
... of rural British Columbia has a severe shortage of mental health services. The prevailing attitude is that people ... accept lack of funding for the provision of mental health services by qualified professionals. Furthermore, ... Dr Doug Saunders of the Ontario Psychological Association notes that GPs can find themselves “in over their ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Brenda Kosaka, MD November 2006
... the neuropsychologist that they have not shared with other health care providers. Based on the information gathered ... he would also need a “study buddy” to share notes from class. Assessment controversies One of the growth ... assistance program) at work or through their extended health benefits plan, particularly when there are vocational ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Jill Franklin, BA, December 2006
... high self-expectations, comorbid complaints, premorbid health problems, or a history of brain injury are at risk for ... 2005; written communication, J. Stanger, director, Fraser Health Acquired Brain Injury Program, 16 March 2006). Since ... equipment, kitchen timer, watch alarm, and self-adhesive notes to deal with forgetfulness. • Breaking complex tasks ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Richard Eddy, MD May 2005
... for patients, and suicide. [10-12]   • The long-term health effects of chronic sleep deprivation are more ... evidence of poorer gastrointestinal and cardiovascular health as well as increased rates of breast cancer and early ... the time they are actually seeing patients. As Pickersgill notes, [41]  these regulations are not gentlemen’s ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Ronald S. Manley, PhD, RPsych January/February 2005
... She will wonder what will happen in treatment and what the health care professionals will be like. The patient may also ... family. We have found that a powerful strategy is for the health care professional to frame the discussion in emotional ... Planning appropriate recommendations may involve reviewing notes and consulting with colleagues who work in the area of ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Pat Roles, MSW, RSW, BCATR January/February 2005
... need help to cope with the eating disorder. All of the health care professionals providing care to the child or ... youth and her family in treatment. When families trust the health care provider, the youth perceives this trust and can ... with treatment. Openness and trust are promoted when notes or assessments are copied to the family or done in the ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Harvey Thommasen, MD, MSc, FCFP May 2004
... in all of British Columbia ( Table 1 ). [6] Unfortunately, health data are not routinely collected or analyzed at the ... rural community level in Canada. According to the World Health Organization and other researchers, this lack of ... provincial medical health officer’s 2001 annual report notes that unintentional motor vehicle deaths could be ...