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Anxiety, Depression, and Academic Performance: The Role of Working Memory Capacity

Don’t forget to prioritize your mental health. Studies have shown that long-term anxiety and depression predicted more deficits in working memory abilities, which is related to lower academic performance.

June 11, 2022
Feeling down during COVID? How to overcome your “negative filter”

It can be hard to disengage from the negativity around us and even harder to acknowledge the positive aspects of our lives. Here are some tips for understanding your “negative filter” and overcoming it.

June 29, 2020
Gender Differences in Depression: The Role of Inflammation

This article is authored by Eva Li, Samantha Eisert, and Danny Rahal and is part of the 2020 pre-graduate spotlight week. According to the National Institute of Mental Health, depression is one of the most common mental disorders in the US affecting 7.1% of the adult population (NIMH, 2017), and it can greatly reduce individuals’…

June 26, 2020
East and West: Two Faces of Depression

“This post is co-written by Michael Sun and guest writer Rachel McCrystal, both authors contributed equally.” Sam Davis* is a 20 year old sophomore at UCLA. He attends class every day, and by and large, Sam lives a relatively normal college student life. But lately, he has been weighed down by something he finds hard…

August 21, 2014
Rapid Reaction – The Suicide of Robin Williams

“O Captain! my Captain! our fearful trip is done, The ship has weather’d every rack, the prize we sought is won, The port is near, the bells I hear, the people all exulting, While follow eyes the steady keel, the vessel grim and daring; But O heart! heart! heart! O the bleeding drops of red,…

August 13, 2014
Hauntingly Accurate Portrayals of Severe Mental Illness at a Theater Near You

The following post discusses key plot elements of two films currently in theaters – Melancholia and Martha Marcy May Marlene. Although the post purposefully does not give away the ending of the films, be advised that potential spoilers abound.

December 13, 2011
Depression and the immune system: recent research

Behavioral scientists have been studying depression and depressive symptoms for a long time, yet the etiology is still not fully known.

October 9, 2011

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