Why the link between mental health and physical health is important
Sunnybrook psychiatrists and researchers share insight on the importance of the connection between mental health and physical health in a new commentary, “Bridging the mental-physical divide to reinvent healthcare”, published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal.
Dr. Mark Sinyor, psychiatrist, Dr. Benjamin Goldstein, director, Centre for Youth Bipolar Disorder and Dr. Ayal Schaffer, head, Mood and Anxiety Disorders Program at Sunnybrook, explain how recognizing the brain and body as a single system, versus treating mental and physical health separately, can help influence the treatment of patients and pave the way for important considerations in healthcare of the future.
