Disorders

97% of youths use social media…81% edit their photos… It takes 2 clicks to get to content that could have such a harmful influence, that it can physically change your appearance… Good morning/ aftern…

Abstract Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a psychiatric condition that has long been recognized as affecting children and adult's ability to function. Individuals suffering from thi…

There are more than 200,000 cases of Anorexia per year . "No Longer Linger" by Rae Swenson, describes Rae's battle with anorexia. Also commonly referred to as Anorexia Nervosa. Rae just moved to a new…

Most people have never heard of Spina Bifida. That's because only seven in every ten thousand people develop this disorder. There are only 160,000 people in the United States that have this disorder. …

Misophonia is not exactly a well-known disorder. In fact, if you were to visit the doctor's office and ask them about misophonia, the chances are that they would have no clue what you were speaking o…

For as long as I could remember, I have always suffered and dealt with social anxiety. Later on, I struggled with just anxiety at the age of twelve or thirteen years old. It all started in pre-k where…

Gregor Mendel was an Austrian monk who experimented with pea plants and discovered the basic principles of heredity. Gregor Mendel's discoveries still help us today in understanding complex diseases a…

Bipolar disorder (BD), formerly called manic depression, is a mental health condition of multiple severities that can impair judgment and other things. It consists of extreme mood swings such as depre…

According to the Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA), anxiety disorders are one of the common mental illnesses affecting 40 million people aged 18 or older. Anxiety is defined as freq…

Imagine if you just came home from war and you're watching tv then all of a sudden in that movie you see one of the character's friends dying in his arms, you then start to shake and cry as you get fl…