Connecting Stress, Inflammation, and Depression
Stress has been associated with Depression for a long time. The occurrence of major negative events over life, especially early life, has been shown to be stron...
Category: Disease
Exercise’s Influence on Anxiety
Exercise is a familiar phenomenon when it comes to living a healthy lifestyle. The general population understands the idea of exercising for 30 minutes per day ...
The Stigma Surrounding Anxiety
What I see when I look at my daily schedule is a full day with a helping of fun, a dash of not so fun, a handful of hard and a sprinkle of stress. However, to o...
‘Intruders’ in the Brain!!
In a book titled, Surviving Schizophrenia: A Manual for Families, Patients and Providers, Dr. Edwin. Fuller Torrey, M.D., expertly highlights the confusion and ...
The Dangers of Misdiagnosis of Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia is a mysterious disease, and although we seem to gain deeper knowledge into its quirks and idiosyncrasies, this only seems to lead to more questio...
Antipsychotic Medication: The Lesser of Two Evils? Empathy and Obstacles in the Treatment of Schizophrenia
The Dilemma: Have you ever listened to the side-effects that medication advertisements list at the end of commercials? It seems like the narrator is turbo-talki...
Schizophrenia: Neglecting Its Negative Symptoms
Compared to other mental health disorders, schizophrenia is not very common; however, its symptoms can be incredibly disabling. Schizophrenia is a chronic menta...
Genetics, Childhood Adversity, and Schizophrenia
In the science world today, genetic markers for disease are an extremely popular topic. Since the human genome was sequenced, researchers have been studying hum...
Out of the Darkness: The Truth About Schizophrenia
It is safe to say that Schizophrenia is one of the most mysterious, misunderstood, and feared mental disorders today- both scientifically and socially. As our m...
Common Misconceptions of Schizophrenia
As the National Institute of Mental Health says, “Schizophrenia is a chronic and severe mental disorder that affects how a person thinks, feels, and behaves. Pe...