Canadian revolution in mental health understanding ...

This Canadian Globe and Mail series focuses on common disorders with onset in adolescence and adulthood, but it's entirely relevant to cognitive disorders that present in childhood and at birth.

Gordon's Notes: An astounding series on mental health disorders

... astounded by their special series on mental health: Breakdown: Canada's Mental Health Crisis.

The title is misleading, there's nothing particularly Canadian about the stories. The portrayal of schizophrenia (let us honor the Bigelow family) and David Golbloom's review of the mission of the Mental Health Commission of Canada are among the best writings on mental health I've seen anywhere...

... Canada evolved the endless commission as an alternative to civil war. So the Mental Health commission may have an impact both in Canada and the US...

Canada is often 5-10 years more advanced than the US, so this is a strong indicator of cultural change that's likely to occur here -- sooner with Obama, later with McCain, but still on the way.