http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress provides the latest news from Centre for Addiction and Mental Health People with mental illnesses are more than seven times more likely to use cannabis weekly compared to people without a mental illness, according to researchers from the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) who studied U.S. data. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-camh-mental-illness-heavy-cannabis.html Psychology & Psychiatry Tue, 02 Apr 2013 11:33:19 EST news284120908 Some of the dramatic differences seen among patients with schizophrenia may be explained by a single gene that regulates a group of other schizophrenia risk genes. These findings appear in a new imaging-genetics study from the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-gene-differences-people-schizophrenia.html Genetics Tue, 05 Mar 2013 04:00:01 EST news281643041 A new study by the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) shows that alcohol is now the third leading cause of the global burden of disease and injury, despite the fact most adults worldwide abstain from drinking. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-unhealthy-widespread-world.html Addiction Mon, 04 Mar 2013 10:48:22 EST news281616491 For the first time in Canada, patients attending a family practice clinic will be offered genetic testing to see whether or how they will respond to psychiatric medication treatment, in partnership with the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-family-genetic-effective-psychiatric-meds.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 30 Jan 2013 14:44:08 EST news278779053 The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) and Big Brothers Big Sisters Canada (BBBSC) are releasing the first results of one of the largest mentoring studies ever conducted. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-youth-linked-positive-effects.html Psychology & Psychiatry Tue, 15 Jan 2013 13:02:55 EST news277477368 Setting minimum prices for alcohol increases health and economic benefits, say international experts, who met today for a seminar on alcohol pricing and public health. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-alcohol-pricing-policies-profits-experts.html Health Mon, 10 Dec 2012 12:32:26 EST news274365133 Most adults are drinking responsibly, and fewer are smoking or using illicit substances – but several areas of concern were found in the 2011 CAMH Monitor survey of Ontario substance use trends, released today by the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-young-adults-cannabis-survey.html Addiction Wed, 28 Nov 2012 10:53:21 EST news273322374 Youth with mental illness are among the most vulnerable, but new research from the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) has found that less than half of Ontario youth aged 15 to 19 hospitalized with a psychiatric diagnosis received follow-up care with a primary care doctor or psychiatrist within a month after being discharged. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-youth-mental-illness-adequate-follow-up.html Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 19 Nov 2012 12:45:41 EST news272551432 Scientists at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) have identified a potential new approach to preventing smoking relapse, which occurs frequently in smokers who attempt to quit, despite current treatments. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-camh-protein-discovery-treatment-relapse.html Health Mon, 22 Oct 2012 13:19:48 EST news270130771 Mental illnesses and addictions take more of a toll on the health of Ontarians than cancer or infectious diseases, according to a new report by the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences and Public Health Ontario – yet this burden could be reduced with treatment, say scientists from Canada's Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-high-toll-mental-illness-addictions.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 10 Oct 2012 13:12:53 EST news269093563 The risk of death resulting from heart attack is higher in people with schizophrenia than in the general public, according to scientists at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) and the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-people-schizophrenia-die-heart.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 03 Oct 2012 11:15:27 EST news268481698 Researchers from the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) have identified a new role of a chemical involved in controlling the genes underlying memory and learning. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-illuminates-roles-epigenetic-chemical-brain.html Genetics Mon, 17 Sep 2012 09:27:31 EST news267092842 An ongoing survey of Ontario students in grades 7 to 12 conducted for the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) shows that while the majority of students have healthy relationships and report overall good mental and physical health, some negative trends, especially among girls, have raised concerns. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-male-ontario-students-declines-females.html Psychology & Psychiatry Tue, 24 Jul 2012 09:27:50 EST news262340862 Scientists have discovered two genetic variants associated with the substantial, rapid weight gain occurring in nearly half the patients treated with antipsychotic medications, according to two studies involving the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-genetic-link-rapid-weight-gain.html Genetics Tue, 17 Jul 2012 13:00:08 EST news261748800 Scientists from the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) have released comprehensive reviews of the most effective treatments for alcohol dependence, one of the most prevalent addictions in Canada. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-problem-alcohol.html Addiction Tue, 26 Jun 2012 14:05:51 EST news259938294