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When a woman drinks alcohol during pregnancy,she risks giving birth to a child who will pay the price —in mental and physical deficiencies —for his or her entire life.

September 9, 2013: FASD National Awareness Day.

The new school year is about to start!

Are you ready!?

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Depression linked to stroke in Women

Women with a history of depression may have an increased risk of stroke, a new study suggests.

Use of antidepressants was tied to 1.29 times the risk of stroke compared with women who said they were never diagnosed with the condition, researchers reported in Thursday's online issue of the journal Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association.

"Our study demonstrates that depression could be an independent risk factor for stroke," said An Pan, lead author of the study and a research scientist at the Harvard School of Public Health in Boston.

Participants reported their use of the medications every two years. Women who used antidepressant medication, particularly selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors such as Prozac and Zoloft, had 1.39 times the risk of stroke.

During the study, 1,033 strokes of various types were documented from self-reports. Another 221 fatal strokes were recorded. Researchers looked for medical records, autopsy reports or death certificates to try to confirm the deaths.

One of the drawbacks of the study is that the participants were mainly white registered nurses. The findings may not be true for other populations, the study's authors said.

"We don't necessarily know if it's what people are doing in their lives that corrupts the integrity of the body or whether depression itself kind of leads to shutdown of certain systems," said Dr. Zindel Segal, a psychologist at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health in Toronto.

"I wouldn't be suprised if it is both."

The study was funded by the U.S. National Institutes of Health, the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute and the National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression.

A Book Review: A First Rate Madness by Nassir Ghaemi

It is, of course, impossible to know which psychiatric disorders, if any, public figures of the past have endured. But Ghaemi, through extensive historical research, makes educated guesses based on their biographies, paying special attention not just to symptoms and treatments but also to the family histories of the leaders. The details he uncovers along the way can be surprising: Abraham Lincoln was so depressed that he refused to carry a pocketknife because "he couldn't trust himself with it"; and Martin Luther King Jr. tried to kill himself twice as a teenager. But their experiences with depression might have enhanced their leadership skills. "Their weakness," Ghaemi writes, "is, in fact, the secret of their strength."

Some of the author's conclusions are bound to be controversial. Adolf Hitler, he argues, was not psychotic, as some assume — he had bipolar disorder that was worsened by his abuse of "opiates, barbiturates and amphetamines." Ghaemi also contends that many recent officeholders who likely did not have mental illness proved to be failures when it came to crisis leadership. He points to Richard Nixon, George W. Bush and Tony Blair as examples.

Ghaemi is a remarkably disciplined writer, and he examines both psychiatry and history with impressive clarity and sensitivity. A First-Rate Madness will almost certainly be one of the most fascinating books of the year, not just because of the author's lucid prose and undeniable intelligence, but because of his provocative thesis: "For abnormal challenges, abnormal leaders are needed."

Ontario employers are increasingly aware of mental health issues but confused about how to help workers, the province's human rights commission said Wednesday.

The commission's annual report called attention to discrimination against people with mental illness and the need for education on protecting their rights.

The commission plans to issue a new mental health policy in the next year that will interpret the province's human rights laws and lay out best practices.

The policy will be informed by widespread consultations, including an online survey and focus groups with patients in psychiatric facilities.

The report stressed that people with mental health disabilities and addictions continue to face barriers in accessing housing, employment and services.

#mental health #Addiction #health #news #Ontario Human Rights Commission

Bitterness really can make you sick

I KNEW it!

Tell one person they make you sick, it's hyperbole. Tell dozens of people over time that they make you sick, and you may have a real medical argument.

Researchers from Concordia University in Montreal report that constant bitterness can lead to physical illness, affecting everything from organ function to immune response and vulnerability to disease.

The findings, which appear in the new book Embitterment: Societal, Psychological and Clinical Perspectives, shed light on the complex ways in which people's attitudes and feelings affect their health.

"Negative emotions typically have the power to influence our biology," says Carsten Wrosch, an associate professor of psychology.

"They can . . . release more cortisol into circulation, which in turn, can communicate with other body systems — the immune system, for example. And if there's immune dysregulation, such as systemic inflammation, that increases the person's likelihood of developing a host of different diseases."

Plainly, in blaming the world for your problems, you invite even more woes upon yourself.

Read more: http://www.canada.com/health/Bitterness+really+make+sick/5229402/story.html#ixzz1Ujx93sBb

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The Canadian Mental Health Association says 20% of Canadians will experience a mental health illness at least once in their lifetime. Eight percent of Canadians will have major depression. When necessary, we hope that patients with depression and other psychiatric illnesses receive good care while they're hospitalized. However, according to a new study, once they're discharged from hospital, it's a different story.

Researchers at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health looked at more than 13,000 Ontario patients who were admitted to hospital for treatment of depression and then discharged from hospital when they no longer needed to be admitted. Within 30 days of discharge, one in four patients hospitalized for depression had either visited an ER or was readmitted to hospital for depression.

The study found that men, older patients, and those who live in rural communities (where there's a chronic lack of mental health services) were more likely to need readmission to hospital or treatment in the ER.

More important, it turns out that the overwhelming majority of the patients who required further treatment in the ER or hospital readmission were those who did not receive appropriate follow up care from a mental health professional or family doctor.

The take home message is that hospitals, family doctors and others who provide community health services need to communicate better with one another so that community services can step in the moment a patient is discharged. Electronic health records would help with that.

More than that, a generation ago, when 'deinstitutionalization' of psychiatric services was in vogue, mental health treatment was supposed to move from hospitals to the community. Beds were closed. Community mental health services were supposed to be built up, but in many cases, they weren't. Some have suggested that deinstitutionalization has been a failure. And now, we're paying the price.

Mental Health Starts at Home

With the end of another school year, many of us are starting to think ahead to summer. It’s a time of year when many of us start to look forward to late evening sunsets, family vacations, and warm weather.

But the end of a school year can also mean new beginnings. Some teens will start new summer jobs, or search for permanent, full-time work. Others will be getting ready to start college or university.

Major transitions like these can cause stress and anxiety for teens and emerging adults, even in those who have never experienced a mental health problem before.

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The CMHO also reports that, currently, 3.2 million youth in Canada between the ages of 12 and 19 are at risk for developing depression, and 1 in 5 kids under the age of 17 has a mental health disorder that affects how they function at home, school, or within their community.

And even though these problems are widespread, affecting kids regardless of their age, ethnicity, gender, or income, stigma associated with having a mental health problem is still so prevalent that many kids, and parents, are afraid to reach out for help when it comes to mental health.

Read the full article

May is Mental Health Month!

#Mental health

All the hard work of all our volunteers... caught on camera!

Thanks again to FHSC and all Exhibitors who helped in the success of this event !

HESOSA at Spring Open House

York's Open House, every year, offers you the opportunity to chat with current students, professors, and explore your program of choice and see our world-class facilities. Every Program and Faculty at York Will be there, from Fine Arts to Science and Engineering. HESOSA will be there too!!

So come out this Saturday March 30th (from 10:30-2:30pm). Heck, drag your annoying grade 12 brother or sister too! You'll discover everything you need to know about York and discover a few surprises along the way!

If you are still in need of volunteer hours, you can help us out too. Just email [email protected] .

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Accessible Love Stories

The leading ladies and gentlemen in these love stories have already been swept off their feet by disability, join them as they release the brakes on love. Accessible Love Stories features six tales of wheelchair-bound characters and the people who fall in love with them. Get caught up in the love and passion of couples facing challenges, taboos, and social pressures. These tales tackle a wide spectrum of couplings and characters that will be sure to capture reader’s hearts. Authors include Christy Leigh Stewart, Ruth Madison, Jess Gulbranson, Amanda Dier, DC Graham, and Esther Day.

It features gay, lesbian, and heterosexual stories from contemporary to erotic told by disabled, able-bodied, and devotee artists at varying points in their career and I am very proud of it.

It iss now available to buy as an e-book and set to be released as a paperback in two weeks but I have an advanced copy to give away for free!

Each time you reblog this post I will enter your name into a drawing and in one week (April 1st 2012) I will select and entry at random and send the winner a free copy (and some extra goodies) You can reblog as many times as you like.

Good luck!

Happy Birthday York U

If you were there in Vari Hall this morning, pigging out on the Free cupcakes, you already know this but...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY YORK!

York is going Red and White today! Wear your York gear and show your pride.

HESOSA Thanks you

As we get ready to immerse ourselves into exam period, HESOSA would like to thank all those who came out to support us for our Career Fair. We thank all those exhibitors who came out for our Career Fair, especially those who have come two years in a row.

This year's Career Fair is a true testament to what teamwork can accomplish. Last year, FHSC (Faculty of Health Student Caucus) had about 500 people attend their Career Fair, HESOSA had about 200 people come to their Career Fair. This year we had more than 700 people attend that's an approximate increase of 40% turnout for FHSC and more than 300% increased turnout for HESOSA.

We would like to give a special thanks to our volunteers, who helped us. I can tell you it was a truly strenuous task to set up rolling tables, moving chairs, pushing tables, listening to Mariam and Missy figure out what to do with the over priced A-frame. We thank those volunteers who helped us at the Career fair, tabling and charming the exhibitors. A thanks goes out to HESO students who attended the Career Fair.

Finally, a thanks to our executive who contacted many of the exhibitors who attended this year. A special thanks to our President who tirelessly harassed us all with her clear and assured vision of a Career Fair worth attending. We are all probably going to have a crazy high Phone bill next month. But considering the turnout, it was clearly worth it.

Thanks to all!

Final tabling events of the year (omg already??)

In this our final tabling event, HESOSA will be in Vari hall until 2:00 tomorrow. who are we tabling for this time?

C'mon, you know what it is...

CAREER FAIR!

It's a little more than a week away and we are very excited! Not because it's the last events (okay maybe that's part of the reason) but we are VERY excited to be combining our tables with the Faculty of Health Student Caucus to promote this event .

Come learn more about the Career Fair and all that it has to offer...

Volunteer opportunities, potential jobs, a good time, free food, etc. etc.

Check us out Wednesday, March 7 and Wednesday March 14! If you would like to help out with these tabling events, please contact us at [email protected]

#advocacy #health #student #volunteer

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