Reading Time: 3 minutesDr. Rachel Toles, a prominent clinical and forensic psychologist, invited us into the psychology of those who commit heinous acts, explaining what might drive ordinary individuals toward extraordinary darkness.
Mental Health
Reading Time: 3 minutesStill feeling distraught over the election? Try managing your feelings with some helpful strategies.
Reading Time: 6 minutesThe hiring of two racialized counsellors marks a step in the right direction for the U of O’s provision of mental health care, but students maintain that there is much more work to be done.
Reading Time: 5 minutesSpring cleaning is back in season, but how can you incorporate it to better your mental health?
Reading Time: 4 minutesHave you ever experienced feelings of self-doubt or believed that you’re not as competent as your co-workers or classmates? Chances are, you might be experiencing imposter syndrome
Reading Time: 3 minutesAs we usher in a new virtual semester, burnout is a looming threat for many buried under responsibilities. But it’s important to recognize your limits.
Reading Time: 4 minutes“I’ve said this many times before and I’ll say it again. Why is it important to conduct research on mental health in Black communities? Because I’ve seen too many young people with mental health problems suffer,” said Jude Cénat, an assistant professor of psychology at the University of Ottawa.
Reading Time: 5 minutes“I think always being honest and always being open to whatever people have to tell me and being honest about synthesizing that information and bringing it forward. I don’t have a whip, I don’t have much power, but I do have people listening to me,” says Elizabeth Kristjansson, the University of Ottawa’s new advisor on mental health and wellness
Reading Time: 3 minutes“There’s increased stress and anxiety among students because of the disruption and uncertainty caused by COVID-19,” said Rita Notarandrea, ceo of CCSA.
Reading Time: 4 minutesEchoing throughout the remnant stained glass of the former Sandy Hill All Saints Anglican Church on Sept. 17 was an emotional celebration of the first-ever diploma graduating class of the Inuit Community Support Worker and Management Trainee Program.
Reading Time: 7 minutes“It’s a scary world … I’m just thankful to not have been a teenager in the world of the iPhone.” — Lynne McInally, clinical social worker, therapist and instructor at Humber College.
Reading Time: 8 minutesWhen it comes to chronic pain, mental and physical illness are often inextricably linked.
Reading Time: 9 minutes“For some people it’s almost a joke, like ‘yeah yeah yeah I had my ADHD day yesterday … when we know … it’s so different to have it 24/7.”
Reading Time: 6 minutesFor some regular cannabis consumers, the immediacy of relaxation that cannabis brings on has been enough of a reason to consider it as a day-to-day treatment for anxiety and stress.
Reading Time: 7 minutes“It’s a responsibility I think as healthcare providers to be able to understand and to be more sensitized to the different backgrounds your patients are coming from. I’m sitting here in your office, you’re my therapist, it’s not my job to be like ‘Well no, this is how immigrant parents think.’ You need to step up and educate yourself.”
Reading Time: 8 minutesThe Fulcrum spoke to three students with different perspectives on youth political involvement to explore their insights and opinions into mental health. It became a brief but telling exploration of the challenges, supports, and lessons of staying healthy in the halls of power.
Reading Time: 5 minutesWhen the only thing we can do is hate ourselves, you remind us of all the reasons to do the opposite. When we can’t love ourselves, you do.
Reading Time: 5 minutes“These are the things I hold close when I remember that while growing up I contended with some things that no ten-year-old should.”
Reading Time: < 1 minuteFrom my personal experience as a Chinese-Canadian, I find that mental illness and mental health are issues rarely (if ever) discussed in Chinese and East Asian households. It continues to be considered a non-serious issue and taboo subject, resulting in its highly stigmatized state.
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe homogeneous representation of EDs in pop culture might seem benign to the onlooker. But in reality, lack of accurate representation translates to a lack of support, in both family relationships and the medical environment, for those who are suffering under the radar.
Reading Time: 7 minutes“We need to talk about the other end of the spectrum—the people who throw themselves into school or work or sports as a way of coping with their anxiety or depression or to fend off panic attacks or flashbacks.”
Reading Time: 4 minutesWhen you consider the far-reaching impacts of premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD), there’s good reason to put the PMS jokes and the period stigma aside, and get serious about understanding mental health in relation to menstruation.
Reading Time: 2 minutesHaving OCD can have serious impacts on your own life and those around you, and downplaying it can make those who have experienced it—either themselves or through others—feel misunderstood and like they are not being taken seriously.
Reading Time: 3 minutesWhen mental illness is turned into a challenge to be overcome rather than a diagnosable and treatable issue, it turns asking for help into a shameful surrender.
