A common belief pertaining to illegal drug use is that it can cause schizophrenia, but many researchers believe this to be untrue. Drug use is…
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“The Feeling Will Pass”: Misdiagnoses In Mood Disorders
In a world where mental health is still highly stigmatized, another struggle also plagues the mental health community—a lack of accurate diagnoses. Patients struggling with…
A New Meaning to “Gut Feeling”
The relationship between gut bacteria and Bipolar Disorder brings a new meaning to “gut feeling.” What does your gut have to do with your brain?…
Connecting Bipolar Disorder with Obesity
Are Obesity and Bipolar Disorder related? In fact, studies show that individuals diagnosed with bipolar disorder are at high risk for being overweight and or…
“Do you have open ears?”
Mental illness in a broad sense is a more abstract genre of illnesses in many cases, specifically with Bipolar Disorder, which makes it important to…
Young, Bipolar, and in College
In many cases, we read and empathize with the experiences of adults living with Bipolar Disorder; but what about the teens and young adults just…
The Problem with how we Treat Bipolar Disorder
Bipolar disorder is a mental illness that causes unusual changes in energy and activity levels, as well as changes in moods and the ability to…
Moving Toward Empirical Testing
There are currently no reliable physical occurrences in the body that is a reflection of Bipolar Disorder, unlike schizophrenia with anatomic findings of ventricular enlargement…
Off the Script
Imagine yourself in a classroom. A hard seat beneath you as you stare at the professor, trying to comprehend the words falling from their lips.…
Hello Instagram, It’s 1am
Mary Lambert is a singer and songwriter, known for discussing childhood traumas, sexual abuse, body image, bipolar disorder, and her..