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researchers are using the networking potential of the Internet, and several of them have evaluated these interventions. Objective: The objective was to review the reasons why health interventions have been delivered on the Internet and to reflect on the work of the pioneers in this field in order to inform future research.

In part 3, André Picard, a public health reporter at the Globe & Mail, gives us an inside look into how the media covers mental illness issues. He believes that more context and normalization is needed in many of these stories. On November 28th, 2011, a group of researchers, advocates, and other interested people gathered in Montreal to discuss the media's representation of mental illness. The event was hosted by CIHR Cafe Scientifique.

Everyday language is peppered with references to "schizophrenic" markets, "crazy" colleagues, and "psycho" roommates, and the general public often link mental illness to crime and violence. Are such notions reflected in Canadian media? What are the current trends in reporting mental illness in Canada? Are we doing well, or can things be improved? On November 28th, 2011, a group of researchers, advocates, and other interested people gathered in Montreal to discuss the media's representation of mental illness. The event was hosted by CIHR Cafe Scientifique. In part 1, Dr. Rob Whitley talks about the findings of his latest study on how mental illness is portrayed in the media.

Basé sur un sondage en ligne de 18 500 adultes dans 24 pays, ce rapport de la firme Ipsos MORI Social Research Institute estime l'acceptabilité d'une série de mesures destinées à modifier les comportements dans quatre domaines d'action : le tabagisme, la consommation d'aliments malsains, l'épargne pour la retraite et les modes de vie respectueux de l'environnement. Le rapport donne un aperçu de la façon dont les réponses aux politiques varient selon les cultures, et jette un éclairage sur les facteurs qui influencent ces variations.

Developped by BJ Fogg, Ph.D. (bjfogg@stanford.edu), Director, Persuasive Tech Lab @ Stanford University "Our Stanford team created these Resources Guides to help people working on behavior change projects. We can make it easier for you to: 1. Learn about a specific type of behavior change 2. Create solutions for achieving that behavior In the past, most designers and researchers guessed at solutions for changing behavior. And frankly most attempts failed. Today, rather than guessing at solutions, people who use our Resource Guides will have clear guidance."

Everybody talks about e-health these days, but few people have come up with a clear definition of this comparatively new term. Barely in use before 1999, this term now seems to serve as a general "buzzword," used to characterize not only "Internet medicine", but also virtually everything related to computers and medicine. 

In part 2, Dr. Heather Stuart discusses how negative media coverage can affect people living with mental illness. She asks us to find creative solutions to this very complicated problem.