Depression hot line
opens in Ontario
Two Hamilton psychiatrists have developed an information centre to promote awareness of depressive illness and provide practical information on diagnosis, course and treatment of depression to patients and physicians. DIRECT, Ontario's new Depression Information Resource and Education Centre, will provide the latest in diagnosis and treatment findings for physicians and clinicians through a toll-free telephone line, 888 557-5050, code 800. A separate line for the public, 888 557-5051, x8000, will promote self-learning about depressive disorders. The service, sponsored by five pharmaceutical companies, is the brainchild of Drs. Anthony Levitt and Russell Joffe.
| CMAJ May 15, 1996 (vol 154, no 10) |