One in five people will be affected by mental illness in their lifetime. As Mental Health Month comes to a close, it is a critical time to spread awareness about this alarming statistic and remembe...

American college students are facing a mental health crisis. The suicide rate among young adults ages 15–24 has tripled from the 1950s and is the second leading cause of death among college students, according to the <a href="https://edsur...

Each day, 22 veterans die by suicide. After returning from war, veterans often feel a loss of self-worth, facing issues with employment, readjustment, and disability. Naturally, vetera...

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder is a psychiatric disorder that develops after a particularly traumatic event that can cause the person to feel numb months afterwards, such as war. Disturbing thoughts and images replay in their brain after the event, s...

How do genetics effect mental health? Genetics can often be a window that reveals certain medical issues – including mental health issues – that may have been passed from one generation to the next. The effects of a psyc...

Winter can be a hard season to get through. Decreased sunlight and unpredictable weather can make it difficult to spend time outdoors or find fun activities away from home, which can cause people to experience seasonal depression known as Seasonal Af...