Mental Health Diagnosis
This mood disorder is marked by periods of mania, characterized by elevated mood and increased energy, alternating with depressive episodes
Bipolar Disorder
What mental health injury is Lady Gaga diagnosed with?
Anxiety and depression
What are three ways to break stigma?
Talk openly about mental health, educate yourself and others (respond to misconceptions by sharing facts and experiences), be conscious of language.
Where would you go in Regina to learn more about schizophrenia or psychosis?
The schizophrenia society.
What is the difference between mental health and mental illness?
“Mental health” is a concept similar to “physical health”: it refers to a state of well-being. Mental health includes our emotions, feelings of connection to others, our thoughts and feelings, and being able to manage life’s highs and lows.
"Mental Illness" is a diagnosis.
The presence or absence of a mental illness is not a predictor of mental health; someone without a mental illness could have poor mental health, just as a person with a mental illness could have excellent mental health.
Which anxiety disorder involves excessive worry and fear about everyday situations, often accompanied by physical symptoms like restlessness and muscle tension?
Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)
This personality developed reality therapy in 1965
Dr. William Glasser
What are two things you can do to reduce the stigma of mental illness?
Where are two places that individuals can go to get support with their mental health?
CMHA, Mental Health Clinic, doctor.
Which mental health diagnosis would have the following 5 symptoms: vivid flashbacks, intrusive thoughts and images, nightmares, intense distress at real or symbolic reminders of the trauma, physical sensations such as pain, sweating, nausea or trembling.
PTSR
What mental health injury to Robin Williams have?
Lewy Body Dementia
What percentage of individuals with depression worldwide seek help?
16.5%
What organization in Regina can you attend for free counselling?
Family Service Regina- Rapid Access Counselling
What percent of people with a mental illness have a co-occurring substance use disorder?
At least 20% of people with a mental illness have a co-occurring substance use disorder. For people with schizophrenia, the number may be as high as 50%.
This disorder involves the presence of two or more distinct identities or personality states, each with it's own pattern of perceiving and interacting with the world
Dissociative Identity Disorder
Name a celebrity with Tourette's syndrome
Louis Capaldi, Billie Eilish, Dan Aykroyd, Wolfgang Mosart, Howie Mandell
Approximately what percent of working Canadians will feel comfortable disclosing a mental illness to their employer?
(16%)
What type of therapy focuses on changing negative thought patterns and behaviours to promote healthier mental wellbeing
CBT
What self care strategy is as effective for anxiety as the drug citalopram?
Mindfulness
What mental health diagnosis has the following symptoms: difficulties in social interactions, different speaking patterns, difficulties understanding body language, high sensibility to stimuli, tendencies towards shyness, hype fixation on specific topics, resistance to change, very literal comprehension and use of speech.
Aspergers
Who is the father of modern psychiatry
Philippe Pinel
What are 4 types of stigma?
1. self stigma
2. public
3. professional
4. institutional
What are two emergency resources you can call in Regina?
Mobile Crisis, 911
What is the economic cost of Mental illness to the Canadian Healthcare?
The economic cost of mental illnesses to the Canadian healthcare was projected at over 50 Billion.