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Dal researcher says early intervention can head off severe mental illness

November 16, 2017 By Jennifer Henderson

Rudolf Uher thinks it may soon be possible to prevent severe mental illnesses such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and depression in young people. The psychiatrist delivered that hope-inspiring message yesterday at a fundraising breakfast for the Dalhousie Medical Research Foundation. “These illnesses can be extremely disabling,” says Uher, who holds a Canada Research chair in...

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Filed Under: Education, Featured, News, Subscribers only Tagged With: Alex Lindsay, Blair Sampson, Dalhousie Medical Foundation, Deborah Rotta-Loria, FORBOW, Jennifer Henderson, John Lindsay Jr., John Lindsay Sr., Monique Sampson, Mood Disorders Clinic, Rudolf Uher

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