UBC Mental Health Awareness ClubA couple of days ago, I was at a volunteer training session, where we would go around and come up with one adjective that best describes ourselves at the moment. We do this at the beginning of every training session as a warm-up exercise. And while the vast majority of our adjectives fell between “tired” […]
Do you know someone with ADHD? Probably. Do you know someone who has ADHD but hasn’t been diagnosed? Again, probably. There is a lot of misinformation out there about Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, a lot of stigma and a lot of discrimination and gender bias. However, our beautiful city of Vancouver is doing its part to detangle […]
Researchers at the University of Illinois have discovered that caffeine has the ability to block a signal that induces inflammation in the brain. Neuroinflammation is directly linked to neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s. The effects of caffeine were examined on memory formation in mice treated with hypoxia to stimulate an interruption of blood flow, leading […]
For all of you who read MHAC blog, I assume that you are at least curious, if not interested, by mental health issues. You might have taken a course or read some scientific articles on what mental health is and what kinds of issues fall inside this category. You might have even had a personal […]
How are you doing out there MHAC? I know, I know, I’m swamped too. BUT… You know what they say about laughter? it helps dissolve distressing emotions helps you relax and recharge can help shift your perspective So, with that in mind, have you checked out U B Seeing It? It’s like the Definitely Raining tumbr […]
Early Alert it is a new approach by UBC to improve support for students who are facing difficulties that put their academic success at risk. Early Alert aims to achieve this goal by utilizing faculty and staff involvement as the first step in offering support for students. For more information, please visit: http://blog.students.ubc.ca/earlyalert/
A Different Set of Terrified Eyes “We provide help and support for victims of domestic violence!” is usually the headline. You read on and it all sounded very promising: “no stigma, non-judgmental, help and support, safety”. All these words you desperately needed. So you picked up the phone and were ready to call, until something caught […]
Researchers at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine have discovered a common cause of all forms of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS and Lou Gehrig’s disease). ALS is a debilitating neurodegenerative disorder characterized by a progressive loss of muscle strength leading to paralysis rendering the patient unable to move, speak, swallow and breathe. These Feinberg […]
In honour of Mental Illness Awareness Week 2012, the Canadian Alliance on Mental Illness and Mental Health (CAMIMH) has selected five individuals in this year’s Faces of Mental Illness campaign. These people have their own unique story to share on how mental illness have affected their lives and they set a great example to the community […]
It’s Mental Illness Awareness Week and the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) has launched the Defeat Denial Campaign in attempts to open the eyes of Canadians to the reality of mental illness. They created this video to draw attention to the ways that many of our day-to-day phrases trivialize mental illness. Sources at CAMH claim […]