Category: Pop Culture & Mental Health
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Faces of the Diagnosis – Raising Awareness on Eating Disorders
Celebrities are constantly under public scrutiny making them among the most vulnerable to develop an eating disorder. The following are some who’ve used their diagnosis to raise the public’s awareness on the various manifestations of the disorder, and in return inspired other celebrities to do the same. When 21-year old Brazilian model, Ana Carolina Reston,…
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A Behaviorist’s Perspective on the Measles Outbreak
The refrigerator mother theory may appear to be a small footnote in the history of autism, but its impact has had a profound effect on the autistic community. This post is meant to provide context and perspective for one of the growing threats to global health: vaccine hesitancy – the reluctance or refusal to vaccinate…
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Jordan Peele’s ‘US’ – A Metaphor for Mental Health in America?
With the focus of this month being on awareness, I believe it’s important to talk about pop culture’s influence on the public’s awareness on various mental health conditions. Film and television provide a look into the lives of those who are different than us and can help change perceptions on what mental health looks like. Of…
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