Special Issue

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  The Naming of Things

  Graeme Shorten Adams – Updated February 18, 2014 at 4:24pm

  In 1952, homosexuals were considered sociopaths. The first edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, at the time a new attempt to bring psychiatric nomenclature in line with the modern era, listed homosexuality as a pathological fear of the opposite sex. This listing remained for over 20 years until protests and improved research saw the seventh printing of the second edition, DSM-II, change the category to “sexual orientation disturbance.”

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  Introduction

  The Link – Updated February 18, 2014 at 12:24pm

  Mental illness is one of the most pervasive elements in society—not all of us have been directly affected by it, but we’ll likely all experience it in some form during our lifetime, either personally or through someone else.

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  The Heaviest Branches of the Family Tree

  Riley Wignall – Updated February 18, 2014 at 12:06pm

  I was in my early twenties when I learned that my grandfather had committed suicide. I had never met him, but for as long as I can remember, I had just assumed his death was the work of a heart attack or old age. No one had ever spoken up to correct this with the more painful truth.

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  I’m Not Fine

  Geoffrey Vendeville – Updated February 18, 2014 at 12:03pm

  “Hey, how’s it going?” “Fine, thanks. You?” It’s the type of conversation that happens every day at home, work or on campus—but is it genuine?

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  What’s Wrong With Mom?

  Scott Bulnes – Updated February 18, 2014 at 11:59am

  There is a condition in my family called fibromyalgia. Its main symptom is chronic and widespread muscle/tissue pain and sensitivity, but it can also result in fatigue, insomnia, migraines and a number of other unpleasant things.

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  This Should Ease the Pain a Little

  Erin Sparks – Updated February 18, 2014 at 11:54am

  For Alex Manley, the decision to speak to someone in Concordia’s office of Counselling and Development came after the government ran a campaign raising awareness about mental illness. The campaign featured…

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  Stories of Mental Illness

  Anonymous – Updated February 18, 2014 at 11:50am

  It’s been four months since I first sought mental health treatment in the Quebec medical system, and it’s fair to say that my experience has resembled a slow-motion tennis game in purgatory, with me as the tennis ball.

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  Where to Go and Who to Call

  The Link – Published February 18, 2014

  A huge part of mental health is knowing where to go to get help if necessary, but the stigma surrounding mental illness, not to mention the cost of treatment, can make that difficult. We’ve compiled a list of resources—many of which are free of charge and operate 24 hours a day—that provide support in a variety of areas.

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  Get Ready for Action

  Jake Russell – Updated February 11, 2014 at 9:18pm

  The greenhouse, the People’s Potato, Le Frigo Vert, the list goes on—just about anywhere you turn on Concordia’s campuses, sustainable hotspots are waiting for you to peruse. They don’t run on biofuel, however—even these green projects and others yet to be initiated need money to get started.

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  Reimagining Waste

  Emily Campbell – Updated February 11, 2014 at 8:51am

  Engineers at Montreal-based Terragon Inc. want to change the way the world views its trash—to consider it rather, as fuel.