Month: October 2020
Schizophrenia: Why, When, and What to do about it?
Among all of the stigma surrounding mental health, schizophrenia fits right in. People experiencing positive symptoms such as hallucinations and delusions are o...
Schizophrenia vs. Bipolar Disorder- Wnt Signaling Pathways
Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder share several similarities, few if any of which are of more consequence than the impeded function of the body’s Wnt pathways....
Unlinking Moral Failure and Mental Illness
With one in every five Americans experiencing a mental illness at some point in their lives, how is it that the stigma surrounding mental illness remains so per...
Infections During Pregnancy and Schizophrenia: Causation or Correlation?
Neurological diseases and disorders are health deficits that many people fear at some point in their lives. Some neurological diseases and disorders do not begi...
Treating Schizophrenia with the Drug that has Stood the Test of Time
Whether you learned about it in school or from the movies, schizophrenia is known about in pop culture for its wild symptoms. As a schizophrenic, being a...
Western Society’s Toxic Role on Hallucinogens
Hallucinogens have been a controversial recreational drug type that has “plagued” Western nations for decades. However, hallucinogens have shown to have innumer...
Nature, Nurture, Ghost
Schizophrenia: The Nature, The Nurture, The Ghosts Ghosts While sitting on a bench at the park enjoying the lovely weather, you notice a stranger sitting a coup...
Schizophrenia and Estrogen: An Unexpected Relationship
What is schizophrenia and how does it manifest? Schizophrenia is a form of chronic mental illness that plagues around 20 million people worldwide, often intrudi...
Schizophrenia and Autism: More Alike Than You’d Think
Distinct differences, striking similarities Schizophrenia and Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) are both well-known developmental disorders involving the brain. At...