News & Events

The American Psychiatric Association (APA) released the proposed draft Diagnostic Criteria for DSM-5 on their website. The draft criteria represent content changes under consideration. The information posted on the website includes the proposed criteria, the rational, the supporting research, and DSM-IV content as a comparison.

Mental Illness Awareness Week is an annual national public education campaign designed to help open the eyes of Canadians to the reality of mental illness. Their current newsletter is available on their website.

The Canadian Coalition for Seniors’ Mental Health (CCSMH) is hard at work ensuring that seniors’ mental health is recognized as a key Canadian health and wellness issue. Working with partners across the country, the CCSMH is busy facilitating initiatives to enhance and promote seniors’ mental health. Below is a listing of what’s new at the CCSMH, but there are always more projects in development. Please bookmark this site and visit us frequently for updates.

The Canadian Federation of Mental Health Nurses is the national voice for psychiatric and mental health nursing in Canada. Their spring newsletter is now available through their website.

Experience of Schizophrenia

There is an interesting clip which ran on 60 Minutes about the actual story behind the movie The Soloist. 

Upcoming Conferences

"Neuroscience of Emotion and Emotion-Related Disorders"

When:  March 27-29, 2011
Where: Toronto

Contact the Rotman Research Institute for more information.

"Reaching the People Beneath the Diagnosis"

When: Friday, April 29, 2011
Where: Royal Exceutive Inn, Calgary
Featured speaker: Dr. Shawn Christopher Shea, MD

Contact the Southern Alberta Forensic Psychiatry Services for more information.