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In Canada, approximately one in five adults will experience a mental illness in their lifetime, with similar numbers reported in the United States.
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In Canada, approximately one in five adults will experience a mental illness in their lifetime, with similar numbers reported in the United States.
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A 35-year-old woman loses the use of her legs, suddenly becoming paralysed from the waist down. In another case, a woman feels an overwhelming compulsion to close her eyes, until eventually she cannot open them at all. After ...
Nov 16, 2017
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A new model of care could improve the physical health of people with mental illness, potentially increasing the life span of individuals who typically die 25 years earlier than the general population.
May 31, 2017
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Australians with serious mental illness are living on average for 10-32 years less than the rest of the population, mainly due to preventable and treatable diseases like diabetes. No wonder, these early, preventable deaths ...
Jan 19, 2017
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Pregnant women dissatisfied in their relationship have an increased risk of infectious diseases. This also affects their children.
Oct 17, 2016
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Depression is sometimes categorised as a mental, rather than a physical illness – as though somehow mental health is different from physical health. But the brain is not a magical black box inside your head. It is an organ, ...
Sep 15, 2016
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Women with ADHD are much more likely to have a wide range of mental and physical health problems in comparison to women without ADHD, according to a new study from researchers at the University of Toronto.
Jul 20, 2016
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The relationship between mental and physical health is well established. But when mental and physical illnesses co-occur, patients' accounts of physical illness are sometimes arbitrarily discredited or dismissed by physicians.
Jul 9, 2015
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Ex-prisoners with a history of risky drug use, mental illness or poverty are more likely to end up back behind bars. Those who are obese, are chronically ill or have attempted suicide are more likely to remain in the community. ...
May 28, 2015
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Evidence shows lone mothers suffer from poorer health on average than women with partners. But the situation isn't as clear cut as this might suggest.
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