OCD and Addiction: How Do These Relate?
A large number of people who suffer from OCD also find themselves suffering from substance addiction. This can come as a surprise because ..
The Complication of Medication in Sleep Apnea
What happens when you suddenly stop breathing during sleep? In sleep apnea, airflow to the lungs is either partially or completely disrupt..
Sleep Disorders and Parkinson’s Disease
Parkinson’s disease is a neurodegenerative disorder that gradually affects the nervous system and an individual’s overall movement. The ag..
Bipolar Spectrum: The Four Categories of Bipolar Disorder
The complexity of bipolar disorder is not well known to the public eye. Bipolar disorder is not just about mood swings. Although most peop..
What Just Happened? How Anxiety Impacts Memory
Feelings of extreme anxiety commonly present themselves in high-intensity situations, leading to a sensation known as stress. These feelin..
The Hardships of Treating Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorder
For most people, when they feel under the weather they can just run to their local pharmacy and grab some over-the-counter medication to r..
Is Love A Drug?
Have you ever been around a couple in their honeymoon phase? The two are inseparable; you can find them constantly hanging out together, t..
More Than Just a Bad Dream
You can feel it coming. Tapping your phone screen, you curse as you realize the time, 3:02 AM. It has been several hours since you decided..
What is Spinal Muscular Atrophy?
Approximately one in 10,000 live births have a case of Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) (Lunn & Wang, 2020). Unfortunately, despite being the..
More than Just Seeking Attention: Histrionic Personality Disorder
Personality disorders, because they do not seem to fit our typical understanding of mental illness, often go ignored and unmentioned, leav..