![A Lion Lives with Me](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2015/07/Screenshot-2015-07-28-11.37.16-470x140.jpg?x81652)
Patrick Howse, a former BBC bureau chief who completed a seven-year tour of duty in and around Baghdad, has written extensively about his experience in…
![A Better Son/Daughter](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2015/07/Screenshot-2015-07-25-07.54.181-470x140.jpg?x81652)
“A Better Son/Daughter” by Rilo Kiley, is a song about the fluctuating emotional state of someone suffering from Bipolar Disorder – a disorder characterized by…
![Mental Health Initiatives for Athletes Still Few and Far Between](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2015/07/Feature1-470x140.jpg?x81652)
Canadian NHL teams’—including the Toronto Maple Leafs—third annual Hockey Talks was a month-long initiative to discuss mental health issues and treatment. Athletes and mental health…
![Living with ADHD](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2015/07/ADHD-Cover-470x140.jpg?x81652)
Directed by the Danya Institute, “Living With ADHD” explores the unique experience of parents and adults who have either suffered with ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity…
![Music in Colour](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2015/07/cover-470x140.jpg?x81652)
Artist Melissa McCracken was born with a rare neurological condition called Synesthesia. This condition is characterized by a phenomenon, wherein sensory stimulation is automatically experienced…
![Book Review: The Body Keeps the Score](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2015/07/Feature-1-470x140.jpg?x81652)
Bessel van der Kolk, a psychiatrist well known for his work on Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), has written once again on the origins and consequences…
![Understanding Refugee Mental Health](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2015/07/Flicker_CreativeCommons_SurianSoosay_Darfur_refugees_in_Chad-470x140.jpg?x81652)
Branka Agic is the Manager of Health Equity at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health. Her primary interests include mental health and substance use…
![Elyn Saks: A Tale of Mental Illness From the Inside](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2015/07/Screenshot-2015-07-06-20.00.28-470x140.jpg?x81652)
Elyn Saks, a successful mental health lawyer, and professor at the University of Southern California Gould Law School, came forward in 2007 to speak about…
![At CAMH, Pet Therapy Helps Decrease Stigma of Severe Mental Illness](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2015/07/Feature-470x140.jpg?x81652)
When I tell others that I volunteer with my dog in a pet therapy program, they assume my work involves children or the elderly. I…