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Genetic Insights into Schizophrenia from Rare Variants

Schizophrenia is a chronic brain disorder that is characterised by behavioural and cognitive symptoms, and could lead to a loss of touch with reality. This disorder is often not resolved by antipsychotic medications. Genetic studies have established the hereditary nature of schizophrenia. It has been revealed that not one but a large number of genes […]

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Unequal Emotional Labour in Partnerships: Causes, Gender Dynamics & Solutions

Imbalances in emotional and mental labour frequently lead to unbalanced partnership dynamics. Emotional labour, a concept first explicitly defined by Arlie Russell Hochschild, is the management of one’s own emotions and the often-invisible workload of replying to others’ emotional needs. Within the domestic sphere, this definition refers to tasks essential to household equilibrium, commonly known […]

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Educational Inequalities in Biological Ageing Among U.S. Adults: Evidence from NHANES, 1988–2018

Over the years, several studies have found a link between education levels and health outcomes. In the United States, these educational health inequalities seem to have grown since the 1990s, despite an increase in public health concern and research. This growth in inequality is not limited to specific conditions, but has been observed across a […]

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Awareness Education

Psychology-Driven Classroom Management Strategies

Classrooms today are more than just spaces for teaching and learning; they are dynamic environments filled with chaotic interactions, diverse needs, distinct learning styles,  and many unseen challenges. Improper management of such classrooms can result in disruptive and inefficient learning sessions, impacting both students’ and teachers’ academic performance and mental well-being. Classroom management is often seen as […]

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Hormone Therapy and Mental Health: How HRT Transforms Emotional Well-Being in Trans Men and Women

Hormone therapy is one of the most crucial tools in transgender healthcare. Apart from being a key contributor to changing physical characteristics, it also brings emotional and psychological relief. Hormone treatments have been linked to findings that show reduced anxiety, better mood, and improved quality of life in gender affirming care. Seeking these treatments helps […]

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The Psychology of Overstimulation: How Cognitive Overload Leads to Emotional Under fulfilment

Imagine walking into a room where five televisions are blaring at full volume, your phone is pinging with constant notifications, your friend is calling you through the telephone and strobe lights are flashing above your head. You try to pay attention to one thing, but your brain is being pulled in different directions all at […]

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Influence of Environmental Sensitivity on Mental Health

The trait of environmental sensitivity is characterised by an increased sensitivity to different physical, emotional, and social stimuli, such as bright lights and other people’s moods. People with this trait thus also have a deeper cognitive processing of these sensory stimulations. One of the most common explanations of this relationship suggests that individuals with high emotional sensitivity are overstimulated, […]

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How Stress Affects the Brain and Behaviour?

Stress is the body’s natural response to any unwanted stimulus or pressure. It is something that we all face from time to time, though not all stress looks the same. Studies have established that it can increase the likelihood of developing various neuropsychiatric disorders. It has also been seen that individuals experience and respond to […]

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Awareness Parenting

Understanding Intergenerational Trauma and Its Effects on Family Mental Health

History suggests that once the atrocity is over, it ceases to exist. Colonisation, slavery, cultural erasure and other acts aimed toward marginalised groups across the world only seem to impact the groups when they are being acted upon. History does not make space for the burden of systemic discrimination, atrocities, injustice, and pain that emanate […]

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Why You Can’t Stop Doomscrolling—and What to Do Instead

Picture this: You just returned home from a long day of work or school, and you finally have some time to yourself. What do you do? You take out your phone, open Instagram, and before you know it, it’s past 1 AM. You only have 6 hours left until you have to wake up for […]

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