If you ask people to describe someone who best fits the traditional, stereotyped idea of “crazy”, chances are most people will describe something like schizophrenia. But exactly how much do you know about schizophrenia? When it comes to mental disorders, a rough line could be drawn between neurosis and psychosis. Unlike neurosis, which is described […]
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Autism spectrum disorder is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized primarily by impaired speech, communication skills and interests, and repetitive, stereotyped behaviors. It is mostly found in young children and infants, although it is also possible for the disorder to go undiagnosed until later in a person’s adulthood. The cause of autism is still unclear, but it […]
It was late at night, and you were just about to go to bed when you heard a scream. It came from downstairs. In fact, you were almost certain that it came from that 10-year-old who lived downstairs with her mother. You looked at the clock and it was 1am; it wasn’t a time when […]
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Volunteer opportunity: Research study
Share your views on help seeking and campus support services: Contribute to innovative research from the University of Alberta Featurng guest writer, Erica Lauridsen, PhD Candidate, University of Alberta Are you a full-time student studying at the University of British Columbia? Are you interested in participating in a research study about help seeking & campus support services? We are […]
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Lost in Time
When you think about acquired brain injury cases, you might, like me, think of a person being hit in the head by a baseball bat, and is unable to remember anything since that day onward. While it is not an uncommon case (the amnesia, not the baseball bat), the cognitive difficulties are usually shot-lived. In […]
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Exam strikes
A 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” […]
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 […]
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Faces of Mental Illness 2012
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 […]
This month, we are honoured to present the Lowdown – a group of young adult speakers sharing their first-hand experiences with mental illness and the stigma associated with it. Lowdown speakers have presented across the Lower Mainland in a variety of academic and professional settings; from which they have received an overwhelmingly positive response. Join […]