NHS-Evidence: Mental Health

Check out the UK's NHS Evidence Based Mental Health web site and portal. It contains updates on practice guidelines, information for patients, links to other relevant sites and a monthly newsletter, which you can subscribe to for free!

http://www.library.nhs.uk/mentalHealth/

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Cochrane Library for all!

The Cochrane Library contains high-quality, independent evidence to inform healthcare decision-making. It includes reliable evidence from Cochrane and other systematic reviews, clinical trials, and more. Cochrane reviews bring you the combined results of the world’s best medical research studies, and are recognised as the gold standard in evidence-based health care.

Access to this online library has been made available to all Canadians, free of charge this year. This opportunity may not be available by the end of the year. Please access the Cochrane Library, and fill out this online survey. We hope to secure funding, to ensure that all Canadians have access to evidence-based health information. http://tiny.cc/cochranesurvey

My Stroke of Insight

Jill Bolte Taylor got a research opportunity few brain scientists would wish for: She had a massive stroke, and watched as her brain functions -- motion, speech, self-awareness -- shut down one by one. An astonishing story.

Please drop by the library if you would like to read Dr. Taylor's book, or you can listen to her amazing story on TED: http://www.ted.com/talks/jill_bolte_taylor_s_powerful_stroke_of_insight.html#