Anxiety

• Okanagan experts offer tips to mentally prepare for emergency season

  Experts say if you are feeling on edge about the uncertainly the natural disaster season brings, there are ways to prep emotionally.

  Health

  May 1
  
• Replacing ‘horrible beeps’ in hospitals can improve patient, clinician experience: McMaster researcher

  'What we're doing is just tweaking the sounds that they can convey just as much or maybe even more useful information, but they don't sound so awful.'

  Health

  Feb 27
  
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• New online platform seeks to break barriers to mental health support in Simcoe County

  Waypoint in Simcoe County is hoping that a new online booking system for mental health services will make it faster and easier for people to access the supports they need.

  Health

  Feb 10
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• Alberta family loses son to suicide while he waited for mental health care

  An Alberta family feels their loved one became a casualty of a broken mental health care system. They lost their son to suicide while he waited for psychiatric help.

  Health

  Feb 9
• Opioid crackdown in U.S. restricting some mental health prescriptions

  Restrictions prompted by the opioid crisis have led to tighter controls in the U.S. of some psychiatric drugs routinely prescribed to help manage conditions like anxiety and ADHD.

  Health

  Dec 12, 2022
• Nova Scotia will cover online mental health coaching for all residents

  The online program, called Tranquility, offers weekly one-on-one virtual coaching alongside cognitive behavioural therapy resources.

  Health

  Dec 6, 2022
• Can mindfulness help anxiety? Study suggests meditation works as well as drugs

  The study tested a widely used mindfulness program that includes 2 1/2 hours of classes weekly and 45 minutes of daily practice at home.

  Health

  Nov 9, 2022
• Free mental health program for teens and youth comes back to Simcoe County

  Youth in need of mental health support will be able to access a free mental wellness program back in the Simcoe County region in November.

  Health

  Nov 7, 2022
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• Did forced isolation for COVID-19 make social anxiety more prominent? Tips to cope

  The forced isolation has led people to become more and more comfortable being around fewer people, according to clinical psychologist Dr. Jay Greenfeld.

  Health

  Aug 12, 2022
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• Stress vs. anxiety: How to tell the difference

  Stress and anxiety don’t mean the same thing — learn how to identify and address both.

  Lifestyle

  Jul 25, 2022