Which Comes First? Mental Illness or Addiction?
We all recall the impossible question of “What comes first, the chicken or the egg?” This questions causes those to spiral in the possibility of both scenarios ...
Tag: depression
Anxiety and College Students: Finding a Balance
Everyone experiences stress at different times in their lives, whether it has to do with school, work, family, or just life in general. Stress isn’t always a ba...
Reducing the Stigma of Mental Illness: Bulimia Nervosa
Psychological illness are a difficult thing to deal with, and make living and doing everyday activities difficult for sufferers. While there are many different ...
Parkinson's Not Just a Tremor
Parkinson’s disease is the second most common neurodegenerative disease after Alzheimer’s effecting about 3 in 1000 people in industrialized nations. It seems t...
Bipolar Disorder – What is it?
This past week, we were discussing bipolar disorder. From this broader topic, our group spent quite a bit of time discussing whether or not it should be consid...
My Cousin, Bipolar Disorder, and the Stereotypes of Mental Illness
Bipolar disorder is a disease that most people in the general public have heard about but had little experience with. For me, it is a disease that I find extre...
Maybe We All Have a Mental Disorder
Bipolar disorder (BD) is a mental disease characterized by swings from a manic state to a depressed state. Although each individual is affected in a unique way,...
Akt and GSK3: Not Just Two Acronyms Someone Uses in a Lab
This week in class, we discussed the Akt-GSK3 pathway. The obscure name is enough to make most readers click on or scroll down, but before you do, I recommend y...
THC and Cannabinoids Involved in Mental Disorder Therapies
Of the most notable mental disorders, anxiety, depression, schizophrenia, and eating disorders have been examined with relation to endocannabinoid therapies. Th...
Endocannabinoid Manipulation: A New Frontier in Psychotherapy
Last Monday in class we read an article detailing the research of the use of endocannabinoids in the treatment of certain psychiatric disorders. Before we begi...