Checking into the Bates Motel: How Movies Get Mental Illness Wrong
We see Leigh enter the bathroom and shower without a care in the world as the motel’s warm water rains down on her. The screen pans out so..
An Overview of Avoidant Personality Disorder: The Unnoted Anxiety Disorder
Avoidant Personality Disorder (APD/AvPD) is a lesser-known anxiety disorder that is more commonly known for being related to Social Phobia..
When Autism Leads to Depression: A Look at a Debilitating Comorbidity
Young adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) are at a higher risk for depression, according to a new study published in JAMA Network O..
Cultural Phenomenon: The Medicalization of Schizophrenia
Having a simple cold in America can seem like a dramatic scenario. The flu-shot, for example, is sometimes looked to as if it is a save-al..
The Blurred Line Between Impulse Conduct Disorder and Addiction
You’re sitting alone in your room, trying to combat the ennui you feel to be consuming you, and think to yourself, “Jason had texted me ea..
What is a Tic Disorder?
Envision yourself at the airport, about to catch your flight. Your father is getting scanned at security, when all of a sudden you start s..
What They Don’t Tell You About Rape: How Sexual Assault Changes You
It is no news that sexual assault leaves a lasting impact on its victims. Yet for many of us, experiencing sexual assault is a foreign fea..
The Link Between Dementia and Down Syndrome
Imagine what it would be like to start to losing the mosaic of memories that makes you who you are. Imagine what it would be like to wake..
Dissociation and Trauma
The mind is a powerful entity, so strong that it will protect us in even the most scarring moments of life. When our body is incapable of ..
Narcissistic Personality Disorder
Narcissism is a term that has often been used colloquially in society. Not only has it rooted itself in society, but also in mainstream cu..