Treating the Untreatable: An Unfortunate Outlook on Antisocial Personality Disorder

By Vidya Koesmahargyo

Antisocial personality disorder (ASPD) is one of the hardest personality disorders to treat. Not much is known on ASPD compared to more…

Secrets

By Shreeya Tuladhar

“I’ve got bi-polar, disorder, my shit’s not in order. I’m overweight, I’m always late. I’ve got too many things to say.” (Lambert, 2014) Sound familiar? This is from Mary Lambert’s famous song Secrets that, according to iTunes, “unfurls a list of foibles.” (iTunes…

What the Media Really Thinks About Celebrities with OCD

By: Sharmila Dass

Have you ever heard of OCD? Also known as Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, it is extremely prevalent in society today and has been displayed multiple times on television, through celebrities…

Beating Depression Naturally

By: Audrey Sloma

Something that people with depression are tired of hearing is “just get over it” or “cheer up”. We’ve learned that depression is not as simple as just feeling sad and that it doesn’t come with a quick fix. However, what if…

What About the Elderly? A look at Depression in Older Populations

If someone were asked to picture an elderly person, it would be likely they would picture someone who is wise, with years of experience under their belt- possibly a doting grandparent, but rarely would the image of a…

Rated PG: Interactions Between Anxiety, Alcohol Dependence, and Parental Support

Though the development of an alcohol use disorder (AUD) is commonly associated with externalizing personality traits and disorders, like impulsivity and ADHD respectively, studies suggest that…

Subjective vs. Objective: What We Don’t Yet Know About Anxiety

There have been numerous studies to date exploring the associations between anxiety disorders and income, for example, demonstrating that the presence of a mental illness is highly correlated with low income…

How Autism Affects Loved Ones — The Allure of Emotional Self-Imprisonment

It’s no secret that the symptoms of Autism (ASD) greatly affects a person’s ability to associate and socialize with others. Deficits in reading social cues and reciprocating emotions make even the most…

The Stigmatization of Borderline Personality Disorder and High Comorbidity Rates

By Vidya Koesmahargyo

Comorbidity is defined as the simultaneous presence of two chronic conditions in a patient. (Comorbidity) One particular personality disorder…

Trial and Error: Diagnosing and Treating OCD

By: Sharmila Dass

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder affects about 2 to 3% percent of the world’s population and usually begins in individuals ranging from 22 to 36 years old (Jenike, 2005). Individuals that suffer from OCD have…