Leah Gabriel was a physically active X-ray technician. She ran marathons, cycled to work and bought her first house at age 28. But all that changed more than four years ago when Gabriel flew off her bicycle and struck concrete head-first.
Mental Health
Gulf War Veterans Still Sick and Not Getting Better
This is remarkable : Of the 700,000 veterans who served during the 1991 war, Adams is among the 250,000 who suffer from Gulf War illness, the mysterious condition that puzzles researchers and has now been reported by veterans of the more current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Healing PTSD with Pets for Vets
“Healing Power of Pets: Veteran with PTSD finds new life with dog” is a video profiling a United States Marine Corps veteran who served in the Iraq war and like many returning veterans, suffers from PTSD.
Housing Options for Adult Disabled Adults
As children with disabilities enter adulthood, more parents are joining forces to create independent housing that is more “home” than “facility.”
Boyfriend Trainer App Encourages Domestic Violence
Video games and mobile games are not known to be violence-free, but they rarely encourage real, physical abuse like Boyfriend Trainer.
Mood Disorder Clinics Help Many Bipolar Patients Avoid Hospital
When patients with bipolar disorder receive treatment in a specialized mood disorder clinic, they are far less likely to return to a psychiatric hospital, according to a new clinical trial.
New Gene for Intellectual Disability Discovered
A gene linked to intellectual disability was found in a study involving the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) — a discovery that was greatly accelerated by international collaboration and new genetic sequencing technology, which is now being used at CAMH.
Students With Autism Gravitate Toward STEM Majors
Chronic Fatigue Treatments Lead to Recovery in Trial
In a UK trial, chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) patients who received cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) or graded exercise therapy (GET), combined with specialist medical care, were three times more likely to recover than those who received other treatments.
Military Expands Mental Health Counseling in Afghanistan to Soldiers Over “Classified Skype”
The U.S. military in Afghanistan has slowly been building up ways to help troops who are scattered across a harsh, hostile country which is almost as big as Texas, with little privacy and poor communications.
Innovative Ways the Autism Community is Using the IPad
Support Victims, Not the Abusers
A smart reminder in relation to the latest public punch-up involving Chris Brown.
Deep Brain Stimulation May Improve Autism Symptoms
Doctors say electrodes implanted in the brain of a 13-year-old with autism alleviated the boy’s behaviors and allowed him to speak for the first time.
U.S. Military Struggling To Stop Suicide War Epidemic Among War Veterans
Last year, more active-duty soldiers killed themselves than died in combat. And after a decade of deployments to war zones, the Pentagon is bracing for things to get much worse.
Cognitive Restructuring Exercises to Improve Your Mind and Stress
Some helpful cognitive exercises to help with problems like depression, anxiety disorders, and binge eating.