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The recent deaths of two Marjory Stoneman Douglas students and the father of a Sandy Hook victim have experts calling for better mental health support for those who survive mass shootings. [More]

According to the World Health Organization, patients should have the knowledge and skills to understand options being provided to them by their healthcare providers. This is what’s called “patient empowerment”, or “patient-centered care”, a move by healthcare policy makers around the world to allow greater control by patients over their own healthcare. To that end, patients and healthcare providers have converged in Canada to create the award-winning CHOICE-D guide for patients suffering from depression. [More]

Facebook plays a role as a source of real - and fake - information and some feel it improves their social connections. But there are downsides. A recent Standard study found that not using it for a month improved well-being for participants. Will deleting Facebook make you happy? I asked professionals for their insight on the benefits of quitting Facebook. [More]

If happy parents make happy kids, as the science tells us it does, then how do we ensure parents are happy? “Economic anxiety is a big piece of the puzzle,” parenting expert and author, Ann Douglas told us. “Given the high cost of housing, childcare, post-secondary education, and all the other assorted expenses that go along with raising a child, she says it’s hardly surprising that parents are spending a lot of time worrying about how they’re going to pay the bills.” [More]

According to a new study published in the Lancet, adolescents who identified as sexual minorities (LGBQ - lesbian, gay, bisexual, questioning) at 16 years of age were at an increased risk of depression compared to heterosexuals from very early on in adolescence, even as young as ten years of age. The results of the study point to potential mental-health problems before a teen’s conscious identification of their sexual orientation. [More]

“Despite recent attention to postpartum depression and anxiety, women continue to be silenced by the taboo against expressing negative feelings and thoughts about being a mother,” Karen Kleiman told us. Kleiman is a postpartum expert and author of the new book, Good Moms Have Scary Thoughts: A Healing Guide to the Secret Fears of New Moms. “We have discovered, however, that when women find a safe place/person to disclose their unwanted and often intrusive thoughts, this decreases their anxiety, thus, helping them feel better.” [More]

An interesting link has been found between the common skin condition known as eczema and suicide. According to a new study published in JAMA Dermatology, those who suffer from the skin condition, eczema, are at a higher risk for suicidal thoughts and attempting suicide. [More]

A new study, recently published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research, took a look at 21 previous studies on Internet apps delivering iCBT or internet-based cognitive behavioral therapy and found that they were effective for people suffering from mild, moderate and severe depression. [More]

Though 40 per cent of us make them, according to U.S. News, 80 per cent of us abandon our New Years resolutions by mid-February. But don’t despair. There’s a growing trend taking hold to begin tackling New Year’s resolutions in February instead of the traditional January 1st race to the gate. [More]

If you're feeling stressed, thinking about your romantic partner can provide as much relief as actually having them there with you. [More]