In my late 30s, for a year-and-a-half, I was bedridden due to a condition called RSD – Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy. During this time, I was extremely inactive and isolated; my only real contacts were the nurses who provided physical...

Durham Mental Health Services (DMHS), a community mental health service organization providing client- and family-centred care for almost 30 years, has concluded its second accreditation cycle with an outstanding result and a renewed “Exemplary Standing” Accreditation status. The “Exemplary...

Thirty-two years ago I was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. It changed me in many ways – none of them very good. After my diagnosis for a while things went OK. I lived at home, drove a car and attended...