Schizophrenia

• Psychologist who assessed Toronto man seeking NCR defence for murder testifies

  Psychologist says Toronto man who admitted to killing two strangers in 2022 wasn’t faking mental illness. Defence argues he has schizophrenia.

  Crime

  Oct 16
  
• National class action approved for users of this antipsychotic drug

  The companies behind a drug that was recently approved to treat symptoms of agitation in Alzheimer's patients are facing a class-action lawsuit over alleged 'harmful side effects.'

  Health

  Mar 14, 2024
  
• Advertisement
• Lawyer tells Alberta’s highest court that review board decision biased in de Grood case

  The lawyer representing Matthew de Grood argued the review board's decision was biased, citing what she described as political interference from Alberta's former justice minister.

  Crime

  Jun 7, 2023
• Advertisement
• Family of Brampton, Ont. man who died after being apprehended under Mental Health Act speaks out

  It was 4 a.m. when police arrived at the apartment building on Kennedy Road, near Queen Street, in Brampton after a mental health crisis call.

  Crime

  Apr 10, 2023
• ‘Not in my right mind’: Apology from man behind multiple random Vancouver assaults

  Shakwan Kelly who was off his anti-psychotic medication and taking crystal meth at the time of a string of assaults last summer, was sentenced to one day in jail.

  Crime

  Mar 31, 2023
• People with schizophrenia at higher risk of death during extreme heat, B.C. study finds

  "The risk for people with schizophrenia tripled during the heat dome compared to those typical summer periods," said Michael Lee, an environmental epidemiologist with the BCCDC.

  Health

  Mar 16, 2023
• Alberta Blue Cross recognizes mental health advocate in ‘Faces of Wellness’ program

  Lauren Kennedy West is living with schizophrenia spectrum illness. She shares personal challenges and successes on her YouTube channel 'Living Well with Schizophrenia.'

  Canada

  Jan 10, 2023
• Appeal filed against Alberta Review Board ruling that Matthew de Grood still a risk

  A mentally ill man who fatally stabbed five people at a Calgary house party is appealing a ruling that found he remains a significant risk to public safety.

  Crime

  Oct 25, 2022
• Advertisement
• B.C. man who killed mother with an axe found not criminally responsible

  Kevin Webster was charged with the second-degree murder of Moirin Webster shortly after police were called to a home in Gibsons, B.C., on Dec. 27, 2020.

  Crime

  May 11, 2022
• Advertisement
• Psychiatrist says Quebec Halloween stabbing suspect fell between cracks in system

  Dr. Gilles Chamberland says Girouard suffered from schizophrenia and was in a state of delirium when the attacks in Quebec City took place.

  Crime

  May 2, 2022