On Keele Campus Mental Health Disability Services "Meet Up Group" is only open to students registered with MHDS. N110, Bennett Centre for Student Services 416-736-5297 http://mhds.info.yorku.ca/groups-and-workshops/ Jack.org Jack.org York is [...]
On Campus Personal Counselling Services (PCS) It aims to help York students realize, develop and fulfill their personal potential in order to maximally benefit from their university experience and [...]
On Campus Housing Services at York University http://studenthousing.info.yorku.ca Near Keele Campus Shelter, Support and Housing Administration Homelessness Initiatives and Prevention Services. Downsview Dells 1651 Sheppard Ave West, Toronto, ON [...]
What is ADHD? This is characterized (bur not limited to) Trouble concentrating/paying attention Distracted easily Trouble having linear thoughts Going on tangents Scattered thinking Thinking a thought and not [...]
What is Borderline Personality Disorder ? Borderline personality disorder is characterized by rapidly shifting moods like bipolar but the difference is that borderline moods shift within seconds or minutes [...]
What is Social Anxiety? Characterized by great fear of social situations, being in public or being in any sort of “spotlight”. It is characterized by Avoiding social situations/the public [...]
What is OCD? The two key features of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder are: Obsessions: which are thoughts that do not stop, preoccupy the persons mind the majority of the time, and [...]
What is Panic Disorder? Usually accompanies anxiety therefore it is co-morbid but can be independent of it. It is characterized by: feelings of intense fear, trouble breathing, trouble walking, [...]
You may have an anxiety disorder if you feel nervous and afraid when you are not in any danger. This means you think you are losing control; you feel [...]
What is Depression? Characterized by: A low mood for most of the time for at least 2 weeks Suicidal thoughts/plans/ideas, fantasizing about death and dying, fascination with death and [...]
What is bipolar disorder? Many people have misconceptions about bipolar disorder. Bipolar is characterized by states of mania: which is extreme energy lasting for days or weeks on end, [...]
What is schizophrenia? If the symptoms of psychosis last longer than 3 months, one has schizophrenia. The two main features of schizophrenia are hallucinations – seeing objects, people, things [...]
Youths: Youths between the ages of 5-17 should accumulate at least an hour of strenuous physical activities a day. This goal can be reached via several short exercise periods [...]
Sleeping problems are a common symptom among many psychiatric disorders such as anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). 5 50% to 80% of patients in [...]
What is stress? Stress is an internal feeling that arises when the demands of our environment surpasses our coping abilities. How do I know I am stressed? The [...]
Having a good support system is one of the best ways to treat mental illness.Although not everyone has access to a good support system unfortunately. This can be due [...]
