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If the number on your scale qualifies you as overweight or obese, you should shed those extra pounds to become healthier—right? It’s a belief many hold, but one science doesn’t support. The issue is not merely academic. Dissatisfaction with one’s weight is so widespread experts consider it a global mental health concern. A review published in February found 30 percent …

As a new school year comes around, Bruins begin brainstorming their goals, such as doing better in their classes, making new friends or getting a job. But another big genre of goal setting includes health goals, such as hitting the John Wooden Center more often or picking up more fruits and vegetables at the Westwood Village Farmers’ Market. Ernie Sacco, …

Open this photo in gallery: Illustration by James Lee Chiahan David Gratzer is a physician and an attending psychiatrist at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, where he serves as co-chief of General Adult Psychiatry and Health Systems. He is an associate professor at the University of Toronto. When the days are long, I try to get some fresh …

Bill Howatt is the founder of Howatt HR Consulting & MFIQ Inc. Michael Cooper is the vice-president of development and strategic partnerships for Mental Health Research Canada. You’ve implemented a Plan-Do-Check-Act approach to preventing mental harm as discussed in the first piece of this series and are promoting mental health in your workplace. And your research has determined what programs …

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — An alternative mental health court program designed to fast-track people with untreated schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders into housing and medical care — potentially without their consent — kicked off in seven California counties, including San Francisco, on Monday. Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom created the new civil court process, called “CARE Court,” as part of a …

Whether it’s the raging wildfires forcing thousands to evacuate their homes in western and northern Canada, or deadly floods striking the east coast, those caught up in natural disasters face more than immediate physical challenges: They also bear emotional and psychological trauma that can last well beyond the events themselves, mental health experts warn. But people can take steps to …

KEY POINTS The adverse mental health effects of food insecurity on children and youth are most likely related to the distressing effects of financial strain and not dietary compromise. The most appropriate clinical response to food insecurity is to ensure that families receive the income supports to which they are entitled. Physicians can also advocate for public policy to augment …

Bill Howatt is the founder of Howatt HR Consulting & MFIQ Inc. Michael Cooper is the vice-president of development and strategic partnerships for Mental Health Research Canada. When launching a workplace mental health strategy similar to Occupational Health and Safety (OHS), leaders must accept that there is no goal line. Many employers who leverage CSA Standard on Psychological Health and …