Initial results from a study published by Cambridge University Press present extremely nuanced findings regarding the relationship between depression and religion. In cases where individuals…
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Author: Samara Khan
Hate Crimes and Depression
Dr. Prabhjot Singh, a Sikh-American man, was walking down a New York City street one morning in 2013, minding his own business. Suddenly, a group…
Dying a Lovely Death: The Glamorization of Depression
Imagine this: You wake up every morning with an ache in your chest. You haven’t showered in three days, because you’re too mentally exhausted to…
Depression in the LGBTQ Community
It’s easy to assume that now is a good time to be an LGBTQ individual in America. It has been more than a year since…
Postpartum Depression May Not Wait for the Delivery
At 6 and a half months pregnant, Mary Guest jumped to her death off the 16th floor of her parent’s apartment building. Mary was a…
New Avenues for Treatment: Brain Imaging Study Identifies Different Types of Depression
Most of the estimated 16 million adults who live with depression find little relief with antidepressants. This is a problem that most researchers say lies…
Depression and Mental Healthcare in Trump’s America
Carol Wachs, a Manhattan psychologist, has recently started seeing an old patient again. The patient had previously come to her in distress over the attacks…
Suffering in Silence
It has been known in the psychological community for years that not all cases of depression are the same. Each individual presents different symptoms, and…
A Window into Depression
Depression, like many mental disorders, varies with each individual. In order to create an effective treatment plan, each person’s situation and condition must be taken…
The DSM and Depression: Flawed Labeling Leads to Misdiagnoses and Increased Stigma
The DSM has long been hailed as psychiatry’s “bible”; clinicians across the country have used the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual as their guide to identifying…