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Mental Health Keynote by Jennifer Akullian

Django: Under The Hood
November 06, 2016
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Mental Health Keynote by Jennifer Akullian

Django: Under The Hood

November 06, 2016
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  1. Content Warning The aim of this talk is to share

    my experience with honesty and to educate others on mental health. Some content may trigger adverse reactions. If you are impacted, please take a break and/or seek support. I will be available to process content with anyone who desires this throughout the remainder of the day.
  2. Research Sources ü American Psychological Association (APA) ü Center for Disease Control

    (CDC) ü Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5) ü Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology ü National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) ü National Institute on Mental Health (NIMH) ü Open Sourcing Mental Illness (OSMI) ü World Health Organization (WHO)
  3. Serotonin Obsessions & compulsions Memory Mood Cognitive functioning Appetite Sex

    Aggression Attention Anxiety Impulse Irritability Dopamine Pleasure Reward Motivation/Drive Norepinephrine Alertness Concentration Energy
  4. Reducing the stigma Education & disclosure 1.  Improve attitudes towards

    people with mental health problems 2.  Increase future willingness to disclose mental health problems 3.  Promote behaviors associated with anti- stigma engagement
  5. Mental Illness •  A wide range of conditions that affect

    mood, thinking, and behavior •  Approximately 1 in 5 adults, or 18.5% experiences a mental illness •  Approximately 1 in 25 adults, or 4.2% experiences a serious mental illness
  6. Prevalence of mental illness by diagnosis SCHIZOPHRENIA BIPOLAR DEPRESSION ANXIETY

    1.1% 2.6% 6.9% 18.1% 2.4 million (1 in 100) adults live with schizophrenia 6.1 million adults live with bipolar disorder 16 million adults live with major depression 42 million adults live with anxiety disorder
  7. Have you sought treatment for a mental health condition? Yes

    637 No 622 Yes 50.6% No 49.4% OSMI 2014
  8. If you have a mental health condition, do you feel

    that it interferes with your work? Often 144 Sometimes 465 Rarely 173 Never 213 Never 21.4% Often 14.5% Sometimes 46.7% Rarely 17.4% OSMI 2014
  9. Serotonin Obsessions & compulsions Memory Mood Cognitive functioning Appetite Sex

    Aggression Attention Anxiety Impulse Irritability Dopamine Pleasure Reward Motivation/Drive Norepinephrine Alertness Concentration Energy
  10. How do you work when you can’t think..? Freelance vs

    fulltime..? Dealing with anxiety & panic in crunch mode… Web designer taking on the role of a developer… Why am I so angry..? How to get past this imposter syndrome… Programming has taken over my life… Struggling with motivation… Feeling stuck with tasks… New programmer, lots of anxiety… Sometimes I struggle with trivial problems… Open source projects for Devpressed developers… Bringing up mental health to your boss… Burnout and depression… Drowning in a sea of experts… https://forums.osmihelp.org/