Thursday, February 26, 2026

What a Great Healthcare System!

2/26/26 Globe and Mail (Canadian big newspaper):
1 in 4 Canadians in long-term care were given anti-psychotic drugs without diagnosis, report finds 

1 comment:

  1. When I was practicing medicine in Canada about 1/2 of the patients over 16 I saw were on prescribed psychotropic meds, plus alcohol and cannabis.

    Under 16? A lot of cannabis, some alcohol, some prescribed meds.

    And the meds? Prescribed by primary care docs, not specialists: In Ontario it could take 3 to 4 years to get an initial evaluation by a qualified psychiatrist. Most such care was performed by mid-levels.

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