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The Effects of Social Media on Mental Health Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic
Alex Segundo ​ Social media usage exponentially grew in the United States when officials declared a national emergency in response to the...


Ageism: The Toll of Growing Older on Mental Health
Dina Youssef ​ Aging is an unavoidable biological process, yet it is viewed as a condition that pertains only to the elderly. Coined by...


Impact of COVID-19 on Those Living with Personality Disorders
​Patricia Ladyzhensk You wake up, half-dazed, not quite awake as your alarm beeps with the knowledge of the Zoom class taking place in 5...


Mental Health Disparities within the Latino Community
Smeily Rodriguez ​ According to the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), one in five adults in the United States lives with a...


COVID’s Unspoken Impact on Adolescent Minds
Valentina Asatryan ​ On March 16th of 2020, public and private schools in NYC had to shut down as a direct result of the worsening...


TikTok and Its Effect on Younger People
Jeshua Restituyo ​ Distracting yourself from boredom can be quite challenging sometimes. If your usual hobbies fail to entertain you, you...


Blue Light: An Underrated Superfood
Bennett Geller ​ In an attempt to gain alertness, 85% of Americans consume at least one caffeinated beverage per day. What if there was a...


A Note on Burnout in Undergraduate Students
Nicole Kuznetsov ​ Burnout is the psychological process due to extreme stress and pressure from external factors. These may be family,...


Stigma, Misunderstandings, and Romanticization of Mental Illness
Majda Kajoshaj ​ In the world of psychology, it is known that mental health is such an important aspect of one’s overall health, but it...


Subthreshold Depression in Children & Adolescents
Alex Navarrete ​ Do you think you are normal? How would you distinguish between what is normal and what isn't? The subject matter of...
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