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Leon's Journey to Overcome Disability: From Earthquake Survivor to Aspiring Athlete
The video showcases the inspiring story of Leon, a disabled survivor of the Haiti earthquake, who has made remarkable progress through intensive physiotherapy and rehabilitation at the Haiti hospital appeal. He has now set his sights on...
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Eating Disorders - Types Of Treatment
In this video Janet Treasure looks at types of treatment and therapy techniques which are used to help people with eating disorders to combat the illness.
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Eating Disorders - The Aims Of Treatment
In this video Janet Treasure discusses what kind of improvements health care proffessionals aim to make when they treat people suffering with eating disorders. Whilst often physical effects are the most obvious ones to be treated there...
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Eating Disorders - Why Its Recovery Can Be Hard
In this video Janet Treasure discusses some of the difficulties in recovering from eating disorders. One of the key problems is the lack of nutrition available for brain power, which can impact their ability to change learned behaviours.
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Eating Disorders - Isolation
In this video Janet Treasure discusses approaches to coping with and support those suffering from eating disorders.
Neuro Transmissions
The Neuroscience of Eating Disorders
Many of us are lucky enough to live in a world where food is easily accessible. We no longer have to hunt wild animals or scrounge for edible plants to survive. However, in spite of (or likely because of) this luxury, millions of people...
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Video Game Therapy
Video games. Are they bad for you? That's what they said about rock 'n roll! Despite a lot of research being conducted on how video games are destroying society as we know it, there is a lot of evidence that video games can be beneficial...
Curated Video
Alberta businesses step up to support striking teachers
New ReviewAs the teachers' strike continues in Alberta, salaries are no longer being paid.So some businesses are offering their support to the thousands of teachers impacted by the strike through discounts and free services.
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Why Gen Z is so anxious: Climate, cash, and constant pressure
New ReviewGen Z is reporting the highest levels of anxiety and depression compared to any other generation. What’s driving this crisis? From climate change fears and crushing financial instability to nonstop social pressure and the overwhelming...
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Healing though music: Lessons offer some respite for traumatised children
In Gaza, children are enduring the psychological impact of the Israeli war.
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Jasper residents still processing devastation a year after wildfire
One year ago, a wildfire devastated the town of Jasper, Alta., and led to a sudden evacuation. The community is rebuilding but many residents who lost homes or stayed to fight the blaze are relying on mental health supports to grapple...
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Toronto family enters drug lottery to treat baby daughter
Jessica and Ricardo Batista's 4-month-old daughter, Eva, suffers from muscular atrophy, a potentially deadly genetic disease. The only hope the family has for accessing a dose of the $2.8 million drug needed to treat her is a lottery...
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Doctors rethinking opioids for chronic pain
The opioid crisis has doctors rethinking how they’re prescribing the painkillers to patients who need them to manage chronic pain.
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New treatments for severe depression
In Canada, almost a million people live with treatment-resistant depression, so doctors are looking at different approaches that go straight to the source within the brain.
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After the bullet: Helping gun violence victims suffering in silence
The shooting death of a 22-year-old in north Toronto marks the city's 89th homicide this year, matching a grim record that has stood unbroken for nearly three decades. The city is now being forced to confront some ugly truths about the...
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How Canadian soldiers used embroidery as therapy during WWI
Like many other British Empire soldiers injured in the First World War, Canadians were hospitalized in England, where they were introduced to stitching as a way to improve dexterity and overcome post-traumatic stress disorder. This led...
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Virtual reality therapy grants final wishes to terminally ill
For those with fatal illnesses, virtual reality therapy offers an opportunity to reconnect with the life and places they’ve lost.
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MDMA helped cure this woman's PTSD
"Our fears are dancing between us." MDMA-assisted therapy helped cure this woman's PTSD. (via TechKnow)
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Art therapy for Alzheimer's patients
Program in Toronto offers patients a chance to happily forget about the past by encouraging them to focus on the present
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Therapy dog helps orphaned baby cheetahs
Cincinnati Zoo uses dog to teach cubs life skills
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RCMP horses help at-risk youth build confidence
Troubled teens are finding solace and support through equine therapy at a farm outside Toronto
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Mortalities spike in prolonged heat waves. Here’s how to better protect yourself
June marked the 12th straight month that the world was 1.5 C warmer than pre-industrial times. As parts of Canada deal with extreme summer heat, epidemiologist and cardiologist Dr. Christopher Labos breaks down the concerns with...
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Inner Child Healing Therapy: A Solution to Mental Health Crisis
Join Dr. Gaurav Deka, a leading expert in mental health and inner child therapy, as he demystifies the complexities of mental health issues and explains the transformative power of inner child therapy. Gain valuable insights into...
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Brandt Center to bring behavior health help for teens, young adults to Rutgers University
The Brandt Center is bringing a first of its kind mental wellness experience to New Jersey. It's geared toward helping teenagers and young adults ages 13 to 30.