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Margherita Caissotti di Chiusano

Co-Founder

March 18, 2021

Eating Disorders, an invisible Epidemic

Eating Disorders (ED) can be considered a proper epidemic because of their exponential increase in recent years, especially in the Western world. They are the world's second deadliest mental illness (after opioid overdose): approximately one person every 50 minutes dies of direct medical complications of an eating disorder. These numbers are even higher if we consider the amount of people who commit suicide as a consequence of this mental illness. Differently from public opinion, only 6% of people suffering from an ED are clinically underweight, making this epidemic invisible to the eye [2].

January 24, 2021

The Danger of Stigmatizing Pedophilia

To this day, pedophilia remains one of the most stigmatized and taboo mental illnesses both in the mainstream and sex research worlds. This can be attributed to the dangerous implications that it can have if not controlled but also to the incredibly flawed narrative that surrounds it. So, what consequences does all this stigma really have? Can stigma actually increase the risk of child sexual offending?

January 15, 2021

Hello procrastinator

Procrastinating is a problem we can all relate to to some extent, especially as students. Even though we promise ourselves we will not engage in it again, we usually fall into the same patterns of behaviour. Why do we procrastinate? Why do some people procrastinate more than others? Will severe procrastinators ever stop procrastinating?