People who engage in chronic gambling or suffer from gambling addiction will often experience high levels of depression. Gambling can affect numerous areas of a person’s life that can lead to depression in various ways. Some of the different ways that gambling may affect a person’s life include the following: Significant financial loss Broken relationships … Read more
Modern societies have an incredible amount of information at their fingertips, whether through phones, tablets or any other smart device out there. As a result, many people can seek information at any moment from unreliable sources and unsecured sources. For this reason alone, many people feel simultaneously overwhelmed and encouraged when they consider the form … Read more
Social media has taken the world by storm, and, with its near-constant presence, it is hard for anyone to argue against its almost ubiquitous impact. Social media affects how we communicate, treat other people and perceive ourselves. As a side note, studies have reported a steep increase in eating disorder rates among teenagers in the … Read more
Anti-social personality disorder is a mental disorder characterized by a pattern of disregard for other people’s rights or feelings. People with anti-social personality disorder often violate the rights of others for their own personal gain. The symptoms of the disorder usually begin during childhood and can continue into adulthood. One of the key characteristics of … Read more
Those serving in the military are at an alarmingly high risk of developing post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). In fact, the U.S. Defense Medical Surveillance System (DMSS) reports that in 2013, approximately 12,632 of those deployed to Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Iraqi Freedom, and Operation New Dawn were diagnosed with PTSD. Because military personnel are so … Read more