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Alcohol Use Disorder

Alcohol Use Disorder Alcohol use disorder affects millions of Americans. Nearly 15 million individuals aged 12 years and older had AUD in 2019 in the US (National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and...

Social Media and Mental Illness

Social Media and Mental Illness The increase in global internet connectivity has seen an exponential rise in the number of internet users. With the technological advances and the emergence of...

Drugs and the Neuroscience of Behavior

Drugs and the Neuroscience of Behavior Research Summary The eleventh Chapter of Adam’s Drugs and the Neuroscience of Behavior book discusses cannabinoids as a psychoactive substance....

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Have you ever seen an individual obsessed with cleaning surfaces every two minutes? This is not normal behavior, and it is a mental disorder known as...

The Problem with Using Psychoanalysis on Children

The Problem with Using Psychoanalysis on Children My chosen topic is autism and sensory-motor development. Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a developmental disorder that occurs in early childhood....