Mental Health
Addictions Close Up
What does it mean to have an addiction? How do you know if you or a loved one may be addicted to something? Where can you get help? Find out what addiction experts have to say.
Mental Health menu
Anxiety disorders
- What are anxiety disorders?
- Generalized anxiety disorder
- Panic disorder
- Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- Social anxiety disorder (social phobia)
Depression
- Symptoms of depression
- Depression red flags: when to see your doctor
- Complications of depression
- Warning signs of suicide
- The facts about depression
Sleep disorders
- How a night owl can wake up in an early-bird world
- Tips for good sleep hygiene
- Overcoming insomnia
- Restless legs syndrome
- Sleep patterns and aging
Stress
- 27 ways to ease up
- Breathe in life: yoga exercises to do at home
- Goosebumps and other hair-raising stress reactions
- Ha! Laughing is good for you!
- How to take a bite out of stress
Research news
- Study: Bad marriage raises stress levels for men and women
- Study: Cognitive behavioural therapy may be as effective as medication
- Study: Diabetes, depression together increases death risk
- Study: Depression and diabetes combination can be deadly
- Study: Depression raises risk of Alzheimer's and dementia
Health features
- Addictions Close Up
- Bedroom Makeover: Create a Sleep Sanctuary
- Cancer: Coping Tips
- Commuter Stress
- Complementary Medicine
About this channel
Mental health has long been a subject nobody has wanted to talk about, except jokingly or nervously. But it affects all of us – not just the tens of thousands of Canadians diagnosed with schizophrenia, not even just the one-quarter of Canadians with high chronic stress. Your mental health is as important as your physical health. Find out more about taking care of it.
