This Way Up is offering free online CBT courses until the end of April! Read on to find out more:

All our online CBT courses are FREE for the next 30 days. As part of our response to the impact of COVID-19 and to support clinicians in the community, we are waiving the $59 course registration fee for all of our internet-delivered CBT courses until the end of April. This means that you can easily prescribe or recommend THIS WAY UP’s courses as part of your in-person or telehealth treatment of  clients with anxiety and related disorders. Once you prescribe one of our courses, you get access to all of the downloadable course materials and resources, so you can use them as you see fit to support your clients through this difficult time. There is no need to provide your clients with a voucher code – we’ve taken care of it on our end and all you need to do is either recommend or prescribe a course that is appropriate for your clients’ presentation. Alternatively, you can direct your clients to our Take-a-Test tool, which will make suggestions on courses they might find helpful based on their scores. We’ve also made our popular Mindfulness-Based CBT Course for mixed depression and anxiety available as a self-help option, as well as made our Managing Insomnia Course available as both self-help and  supervised. Click here to download a Clinician Information Guide to learn more about our courses.

Did you know that data science is playing an increasing role in the mental health industry? DiscoverDataScience.org explores all of the ways that Data Science can be used for social good. Their “Data Science and the Mental Health Industry” guide explores the potential for big data to aid in the diagnosis and treatment of Mental Illness. The guide includes several case studies including how Columbia University is already using big data to try to tackle these issues.

You can find the article here:

MacAnxiety Research Centre has been selected as one of three finalists to receive a research grant to learn more about OCD. Check out our video submission and vote through @lifebeyondocd‘s Instagram story. Voting is live for 24 hours only!

As long as you can remember, have you had difficulty with:

• Paying attention
• Being easily distracted
• Acting Impulsively
• Procrastination
• Daydreaming
• Remembering appointments
• Planning & Organizing
• Irritability
• Constant fidgeting
• Relaxation

If you are between the ages of 18-65 you many be eligible to participate in a research study on adult ADHD treatment.

If you are interested in participating or would like more information:

• Call us at 905-921-7644
• Email us at macanxietyresearch@gmail.com
• Leave us your contact information in the comment section below

Cannabidiol (CBD), a nonintoxicating component of cannabis, has been garnering much interest as a potential treatment for a variety of physical and psychiatric conditions. Dr. Michael Van Ameringen provides his input on how much is really known regarding CBD and anxiety in this article by the New York Times.

Do breathing sounds annoy you?
Does repeated tapping make you angry?
Does the sound of others chewing fill you with rage?

Then take our Misophonia survey by clicking HERE.

An opinion piece on CBC outlining concern over increased self-medication once marijuana is legalized in Canada. Click here to read the article

What do you think?

Listen to CBC radio host Trevor Dineen talk about his personal struggle with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder here.