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-	The '''Globe and Mail multimedia series Dementia: The problems, solutions and human toll''' includes personal stories and online videos, editorials,articles about living with dementia, the toll on caregivers, and public policy. The multimedia feature is available in the Globe Life [http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health/dementia/ website].
-	'''CBCnews Seniors and Drugs: Prescribed to Death''' [http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/seniorsdrugs/ webpages] feature investigative reports on problems with prescribing for seniors in Canada. Includes summaries of the investigation of increasing use of atypical antipsychotics among the elderly, links to information about Beer's list,and audio clips. To help students understand the personal experience of seniors and their relatives, there are two radio reports [http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/seniorsdrugs/prescribed-to-death.html ''The Accidental Addict'' and ''On the Road to Recovery''] that tell the story of a woman's struggles after being prescribed an anxiolytic for years.
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-	The '''CBCnews Nursing Homes: Fear and Violence''' (2007) [http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/nursing-homes/ webpages] report an investigation of nursing homes in Canada. Links to Casa Verde inquest recommendations, audio files of radio reports about nursing homes and a [http://www.cbc.ca/health/health-blog/2007/10/fear_and_violence_in_canadas_n.html blog] are included.
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-	The '''Globe and Mail series Breakdown: Canada's Mental Health Crisis''' included a feature article about aging with a mental illness called [http://v1.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20081126.wmhseniors26/BNStory/mentalhealth/ "When mental illness tarnishes your golden years"].

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