Information about Mindfulness Meditation Based Cognitive Therapy  MBCT involves learning concentration and relaxation techniques that allow people to enter into current moment non-judgmental awareness. Through meditation, people… Read more “What is MBCT?”

⇒What is MBCT? For information: Call Neeti Sasi at 514-340-8222 poste/ext: 25205. Jewish General Hospital Institute for Community and Family Psychiatry (ICFP) Rm 304. Email: neeti.sasi@mail.mcgill.ca

Background: About 10-20% of older patients in primary care suffer from symptoms of depression and/or anxiety. Depression and anxiety are associated with higher rates of cognitive decline,… Read more ““Group Mindfulness Meditation Based Cognitive Therapy Intervention for the Treatment of Late-Life Depression and Anxiety Symptoms: A Randomized Controlled Trial””

Background: Mindfulness-based interventions have gained increasing popularity in recent years as effective treatment for mental illness. Mindfulness is defined as paying attention in a particular way: on… Read more ““Can Brief Mindfulness-Oriented Interventions Improve psychiatric symptoms and Shorten Psychiatric Hospitalizations? A Randomized Controlled Trial””

Background: Lithium continues to be a very important medication for major depression and bipolar disorder. Approximately 1% of Canadians use lithium and in 30-40% of people with… Read more ““Lithium Users with Bipolar Disorder: Who Develops Kidney Disease and Why? Clues from Pharmacogenetics about Lithium’s Molecular Mechanisms””