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Letters /
BY: Michelle Hawkins, BSc (Hons)
September 2023
... “Health care in supportive housing facilities”[ 1 ] by Dr Gibson and colleagues, published in the May issue ...
Editorials /
BY: Caitlin Dunne, MD, FRCSC
September 2023
... type of praise one is given. According to Koestner,[ 1 ] of the nine types of praise, only one works for ... way. The forms of praise that are not motivating are: (1) praise as positive guidance, (2) praise as a transition ... praise should be contingent , specific , and credible .[ 1 , 2 ] It is also important to note that praise is not the ...
Editorials /
BY: Terri Aldred, MD
September 2023
... is a vital component of the reconciliation process.”[ 1 ] The day is named after the Truth and Reconciliation ...
Premise /
BY: R. Eric Demers, BSc, CCPA, CD
September 2023
... of the population is concentrated in 5% of the land mass.[ 1 ] People living in rural and remote communities often have ... within their legislated scope of practice.”[ 7 ] Table 1 shows the number of family physicians, specialists, nurse ... issues, which are relevant to the Canadian system:[ 20 ] (1) better match patient needs, (2) increase access, and (3) ...
BC Centre for Disease Control /
BY: Jacqueline Maloney, PhD
September 2023
... that a shadow pandemic of mental illness was imminent.[ 1 ] Mental health issues among adolescents have been ... schools across all five health regions in BC [ Table 1 ]. Here we highlight key mental health and well-being ... screened positive for generalized anxiety disorder [ Table 1 ]. YDI results suggest that some populations of youth in BC ...
WorkSafeBC /
BY: Karen Takai, MSc
September 2023
... of their situation, particularly in clinical settings.[ 1 ] Given this effect, WorkSafeBC has shifted to ... foster a belief that return to work may not be possible.[ 1 , 2 ] Reports that speak to supportive interventions and ... inconsequential, but research has shown us otherwise.[ 1 ] Together, let’s be mindful of using positive language ...
Back Page /
BY: George Szasz, CM, MD
September 2023
... a serious and incurable illness leading to incapacity.”[ 1 ] Persons suffering solely from a mental illness who meet ...
Editorials /
BY: Robin Friedlander, MD, FRCPC
October 2023
... anesthesia at BC Children’s Hospital were reviewed: 1 in 6 children were identified as having behavioral ...
Clinical Articles, Review Articles /
BY: Robin Friedlander, MD, FRCPC
October 2023
... disorders, with which it shares many aspects.[ 1 ] We review evolving aspects of diagnosing autism spectrum ... in symptom types, onset, and degree of severity.[ 1 , 4 ] Whereas it is true that the contemporary cohort of ... but by 2015, the prevalence was estimated as at least 1% in both children and adults.[ 1 ] In 2022, the proportion ...