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Public guardian system could be improved, but needed to protect vulnerable Manitobans: chief psychiatrist

Most Manitobans will never encounter the province’s chief psychiatrist, but if a doctor has decided you’re mentally incompetent, the trajectory…

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Canada

Winnipeg serial killer motivated by delusions caused by schizophrenia, U.K. forensic psychiatrist testifies

WARNING: This story contains distressing details. The forensic psychiatrist enlisted by defence lawyers to assess Jeremy Skibicki ‘s mental state…

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Health

Stigma of mental illness clouds MAID expansion, patient and psychiatrist say

WARNING: This story includes discussion of suicidal thoughts Canadians suffering from debilitating mental illness cannot yet legally qualify for medical…

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Canada

Accused’s obsessions, compulsions heightened in years before Muslim family killings, psychiatrist testifies

Warning: This story contains distressing details. Nathaniel Veltman, accused in the 2021 killings of a Muslim family in London, suffers…

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Health

B.C. psychiatrist resigns licence after patient complains of abuse during psychedelic therapy study

A B.C. psychiatrist has permanently relinquished her medical licence in response to a complaint about her treatment of a PTSD…

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Nova Scotia

Instead of waiting months, this Nova Scotian saw psychiatrist in days under new program

Some Nova Scotians who need help managing mental health issues are being assessed by psychiatrists within days under a new…

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