Canadian Mindscape Monitor

Sorry, dear readers, that we’ve been delinquent in our posts. Too much work, too little pay for this blogging (i.e. none!) etc etc… But we do feel it’s important to follow up on an earlier story.  When asked by CMM if he could provide even one scientific reference for his grandiose claims to the media [...]

“Treat mental health problems early, avoid trouble later” is the headline for an article today in the Halifax, Nova Scotia Chronicle Herald on mental illness in children and youth.  The main source cited is Dr. Stan Kutcher:
“Caught early, the mental disorders that might otherwise derail young lives can be treated very effectively, said Dr. [...]

“Powerful antipsychotic medicines are being used far too cavalierly in children, and federal drug regulators must do more to warn doctors of their substantial risks, a panel of federal drug experts said Tuesday,” begins an article in the New York Times today. CMM would like to hope this marks the turning of the tide of [...]

CBC news reports that Canadian psychologists want more mental health services for kids and want to know what the federal political parties plan to do about it. The article cites a Canadian Psychological Association press release that says 15% of Canadian kids, or 1.2 million of them, have mental illnesses, and that most of these [...]

School Avoidance, School Refusal or School Phobia is the latest normal child behaviour to be turned into a capital-letter worthy “Disorder” by psychiatrists and psychologists, and the start of the school year is bringing out lots of Great Wonderful Articles in our ever-gullible media, like this tear-jeaker story in the Kitchener-Waterloo Record about a guy [...]