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Editorials / BY: James A. Wilson, MD April 2007
... that!).  We all are working for a common goal: the health of our patients, the pursuit and expansion of ...
Editorials April 2007
How many are aware that the five principles of the Canada Health Act are three fewer than were contained in the 1961 ... is just one symptom of a sickness that has overcome our health care system. When faced with a sick patient, we have ... be achieved through reforming the way we fund much of our health care. While this may involve increasing the role of ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Lloyd Oppel, MD, MHSc, FCFP(Em) April 2007
... promote the progress of science, to advance the national health, prosperity, and welfare….” It funds roughly ... such misinformation could have adverse effects for public health. There is, for example, a considerable body of ... our own skills in directing energy to re-establish health, as we seek to achieve a higher level of ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Barbara Cadario, BSc, BScPhm, MSc April 2007
... for the patient or caregiver and faxed to his other health care providers, may suffice. Every medication history ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Pamela S. Lansky, MA, MEd, RCC, April 2007
... maternal mood following pregnancy is a frequent mental health concern that directly affects mothers’ well-being ... tension; mother, partner, and family of origin mental health problems; poverty and other life stressors. Therefore, ... personal and family history of depression or other mental health issues, marital disturbance, poor social support, ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Myles Blank, MD, FRCPC, April 2007
... stress disorder” in their manual classifying mental health and developmental disorders of infancy and early ... private psychologist, psychiatrist, or other infant mental health specialist, or to the Infant Psychiatry Department at ... since it can be very effective when presented by a trusted health professional, such as a family physician. Any ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Teresa Marie Kope, MD, FRCPC April 2007
... are common during this early stage of life. Infant mental health is a relatively new area of study. In essence, it ... many services care for children up to age 5. Infant mental health services are provided in a variety of settings and ... some of the important clinical issues in infant mental health, and what can be done to support these vulnerable ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Shelly Phillips, MA, April 2007
... for Infants, Toddlers, and Families, defines infant mental health as a continuum, ranging from a state affected by ... the full spectrum of human emotions. Infant mental health develops in the context of family, community, and ... very young children.  [1] When looking at infant mental health, the infant, the caregiver(s), and the relationship ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Teresa Marie Kope, MD, FRCPC April 2007
Parents may approach physicians and other health professionals with questions and concerns related to ... know about attachment and its relationship to mental health? Family physicians, developmental-behavioral ... observations. [2]  In 1950, Bowlby was asked by the World Health Organization to advise on the mental health of ...
President's Comment / BY: Margaret MacDiarmid, MD, May 2007
... We suddenly found ourselves on the receiving end of health care in a major way. Many of the 16 days my husband ...