Mar 27, 2019
On this week’s episode we dysh on diseases, disorders, syndromes and conditions related to mental illness. Have you ever heard of Alice-in-Wonderland Syndrome or who it affects? We look into the difference between diseases, disorders, syndromes and conditions. We talk about the Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)...
Mar 20, 2019
On this week’s episode we dysh on mental health in the news. We talk about student mental health services in our universities and how some are starting initiatives while others are struggling for funding. Youth mental health is on all our minds and we discuss social media as a cause of anxiety and depression. We talk...
Mar 13, 2019
On this week’s episode Faith returns to dysh on ECT. With her diagnosis of Treatment Resistant Depression and Anxiety and after trying 20 different anti-depressants she looked to shock therapy. ECT gives you a seizure after an electroshock to the brain. Faith shares what her experience was with the therapy and the...
Mar 6, 2019
On this week’s episode we invite social worker Donna Alexander on the show to dysh on mental health and addiction services for Afro-Canadian and Caribbean-Canadian youth through CAMH. The black community is currently grappling with a rise in mental health and addiction. She explains that black youth’s pathway to...