One Author Brings Neurodiversity to the Apocalypse
If you’re neurotypical and able-bodied, apocalyptic scenarios can be fun thought exercises. You probably know the one: where would you go if the dead were rising? A wholesale warehouse, the…
Posts filed “Stigma”
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Schizophrenia and the Stigma We Ignore
Read MoreWe talk a lot about the stigma of mental illness these days, and not just here–not a day goes by without some new effort to raise awareness of depression or…
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Should Depression Be Looked at Like Misery or Biology?
Read MoreBiology is a common theme in the efforts to destigmatize mental health issues. We tell people to think of depression like cancer, or a broken limb: you wouldn’t mock someone…
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Study Finds Depression Stigma Hits Men Particularly Hard
Read MoreLast year, UBC nursing professor John Oliffe set out to discover how attitudes toward depression differ between men and women. A national survey of English-speaking adult Canadians, male and female,…
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#BellLetsTalk Raises Funds While Fighting Stigma
Read MoreWe talk a lot about ending the stigma around mental illness, and today, Bell Canada wants us all to talk about it a little more. The Bell Let’s Talk campaign…
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Afghanistan veteran challenges the conversation around PTSD in the media
Read MorePost-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) has been in the news in the few days since Sarah Palin, former governor of Alaska, spoke out about her son Track’s experiences coming home from…
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PBS sets out to better understand the autism spectrum
Read MorePBS Newshour is running a short series on Understanding Autism this week, and if you have 10 minutes to spare, it’s well worth a look. Tuesday’s segment features Steve Silberman,…