Tracey Maxfield
PET scan of the brain for depression
A PET scan can compare brain activity during periods of depression (left) with normal brain activity (right). An increase of blue and green colors, along with decreased white and yellow areas, shows decreased brain activity due to depression.
Picture of PET Scan used with permission of Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research. All rights reserved.
[embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5EQhdjKvjqI[/embedyt] We learnt from blog posts #1 and #2 that a mental disorder or illness is caused by a disturbance in one or more of the six domains of brain function. When we are stressed, anxious, scared or shocked, the signaling domain in the brain is triggered and the
Apparently it is not recognised in Canada until November, and then they only recognise it for 1 week! * 280,000 students are physically attacked in school every month * 43% of students fear harassment in the bathroom * 77% of students are bullied mentally, verbally and physically * 1
