A new study out of Columbia University showed that while those who exercise 2.5-7.5 hours per week have better mental health than average, any more than that tends to result in the reverse. Researchers found that “about 65 percent of those with poorer mental health exercised more than four hours per week, compared to […]
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The idea of out-of-control sexual behavior as a mental health disorder has oftentimes been dismissed due to lack of scientific evidence. In fact, sexual addiction is frequently regarded as comical and presented in such a way in movies and TV shows. However, a UCLA-led team of experts has developed a proposed set of criteria to […]
Hello Everyone! The people at PROTECTYOURHEAD.com have developed some pretty enlightening programs that can help others imagine what it would be like to have an acquired brain injury. They also provide some excellent tips for prevention: Drink and Drive? Don’t. Work on a construction site? Wear a hard hat. Like extreme sports? Doing a solid trick […]
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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 […]
A team of Swedish researchers at Karolinska Institutet has undergone an investigation tracking 1.2 million patients suffering from psychiatric illnesses, revealing a significant proportion of those diagnosed to be in artistic or scientific professions. The disorders include schizophrenia, depression, anxiety disorders, alcohol and drug abuse, autism, ADHD, anorexia nervosa and an increased risk of suicide. […]
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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” […]
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 […]