Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre announces Bell Canada Chair in Adolescent Mood & Anxiety Disorders

New clinical tool may prevent teen suicides

TORONTO, Jan. 20, 2014 /CNW/ - On January 22, 2014, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre will announce the Bell Canada Chair in Adolescent Mood & Anxiety Disorders. The Chair will support research that will lead to earlier diagnosis for vulnerable teens and stem the tide of teen suicide.

What:	Announcement of the Bell Canada Chair in Adolescent Mood & Anxiety
Who:	Dr. Amy Cheung, Bell Canada Chair in Adolescent Mood & Anxiety Disorders Mary Deacon, Chair of Bell Let's Talk Dr. Ari Zaretsky, Psychiatrist-in-Chief, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre Dr. Jon Dellandrea, President & CEO, Sunnybrook Foundation Family affected by youth mental health sharing their personal story
When:	Wednesday, January 22, 2014, 9:45 am
Where:	Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, M-Wing, first floor

Suicide is the leading cause of death in teens, and yet family physicians can easily miss early signs of mood and anxiety disorders that place teens at increased risk. About three in 10 teens who book an appointment with a family physician have undiagnosed depression.

Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre is inventing the future of health care for the 1.2 million patients the hospital cares for each year through the dedication of its more than 10,000 staff and volunteers. An internationally recognized leader in research and education and a full affiliation with the University of Toronto distinguishes Sunnybrook as one of Canada's premier academic health sciences centres. Sunnybrook specializes in caring for high-risk pregnancies, critically-ill newborns and adults, offering specialized rehabilitation and treating and preventing cancer, cardiovascular disease, neurological and psychiatric disorders, orthopaedic and arthritic conditions and traumatic injuries. The Hospital also has a unique and national leading program for the care of Canada's war veterans. For more information about how Sunnybrook is inventing the future of health care please visit us online at www.sunnybrook.ca.

Youth psychiatry at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre's Division of Youth Psychiatry offers state-of-the-art clinical care while leading innovative research to improve treatment options and health outcomes for young people with complex cases of mood and anxiety disorders. Clinically, the division serves young people between 14 and 18 years of age, both as short/medium-term inpatients and/or as outpatients. As a provincial resource for adolescent mental health, the division accepts referrals from physicians and institutions located anywhere in the province. Based at Sunnybrook's Mood and Anxiety Disorders Program, Dr. Amy Cheung is also an associate professor in the department of psychiatry at the University of Toronto.

SOURCE: Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

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