The Dangers of Using Social Media to Self-Diagnose a Mental Health Disorder

Reading Time: 3 Minutes “As mental health awareness improves, there comes a troubling trend of young people diagnosing themselves with a mental illness, which can be a mood, personality, or anxiety disorder, but can also range to disabilities like autism or Tourette’s. And while some may relish finally being able to relate to feelings that they’re having, others might […]

How Stigmatizing Language in the Mental Health and Addiction Treatment World Affects Treatment

Reading Time: 3 Minutes Language matters, especially when it comes time to mental health and addiction. Fortunately, how we view mental health and addiction has improved dramatically over the past few decades, and even in recent years, we still have a long way to go. For example, many generations have grown up in a society where stigmatizing words such […]

Is There a Relationship Between Eating Disorders and Mental Health Disorders?

Reading Time: 3 Minutes An eating disorder is a psychological disorder that presents through an abnormal obsession with food, calories, weight, body image, and exercise. An individual’s preoccupation with these things interferes with daily life and relationships and is harmful to both the body and the mind. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, or DSM-5, defines the […]

How the War on Drugs criminalized Black Americans, creating barriers to treatment

Reading Time: 4 Minutes In the 1970s, U.S. President, Richard Nixon launched the War on Drugs campaign. Nixon’s severe consequences for illegal and deadly drugs like heroin and crack cocaine crippled the black community in the 1970s and created stereotypes and harsh jail sentences for Black people. For example, the 1986 Anti Drug Abuse Act “created a 100 to […]

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