Students will understand the basics of the five most common mental illnesses including their associated illnesses, the stigma's attached and how common they are in society.

My education and experience has heightened my ability to produce content that is factual without being emotional. The students will learn the truth about many fascinating disorders without feeling judgment and without opinion. 

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5. Wilson, Sylia et al. “Interpersonal dysfunction in personality disorders: A meta-analytic review” Psychological bulletin vol. 143,7 (2017): 677-734.
6. Videos are all apart of the Crash Course Presentations on YouTube with permission to have them viewed outside the presentation
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