The Link Between Anxiety Disorders & Anorexia Nervosa

Anxiety disorders are highly comorbid with anorexia nervosa, meaning that the former will often be diagnosed in people who will also be diagnosed with the latter. “Anorexia nervosa typically involves excessive weight loss or failure to…

The ‘Flat Affect’

By Vidya Koesmahargyo

Schizoid personality disorder (SPD) is characterized by a long-standing pattern of detachment from social relationships. People with schizoid personality disorder are often detached from social relationships, and experience difficulty in expressing…

A Never Ending Cycle: Substance Abuse and Depression

When I was walking through a lecture hall on my way to class, I heard a student tell their friend “I’m addicted to that TV show, I can’t stop watching it;” I didn’t think much of it until later that day I overheard another student say, “I…

A Rainbow of Pills: A Personal Perspective

A patient, who prefers to remain anonymous, is a mental health professional and shares her experiences with Bipolar Disorder — extreme mood swings or states of emotional highs/mania and lows/depression (Mayo Clinic, 2015). To begin with, the patient’s…