Concussions have been in the professional sport spotlight for the last couple years and for good reason. The average number of concussions over the last four seasons in the NFL is 160. In the NHL from 2005 to 2011 there was an average of 63 concussions per season. There have been a growing number of reports on…
Suicide is the second leading cause of death among young people and worldwide there is approximately one person every 40 seconds who takes their own life. For every person who commits suicide, there are many more people who attempt it each year. There is a strong link between a persons mental health and their suicide…
The 2001 film “A Beautiful Mind” starring Russell Crowe gave the world insight into the life of John Nash, a brilliant Nobel Laureate who struggled with the schizophrenia. Paranoia about communists and loss of his rationale thought were some of the symptoms Mr. John Nash described throughout his battle with the disease. Schizophrenia affects as…
Mental illness affects nearly all people at some point or another in their life. This can be directly or indirectly through the suffering of a family member or close friend. Mental illness is the broad umbrella term we give to disorders that affect mental well-being. One of the most common forms of mental illness is depression…
