Why So Many Scientific Studies are Flawed

As someone who developed symptoms of anxiety and depression at a very young age, one of my passions is helping young people with their mental health as well as educating parents. If I had the proper interventions when I was younger, I may not have turned to drugs and alcohol as a way to cope. If I didn’t turn to drugs and alcohol to cope, I may not have lost a decade of my life to my addiction.

I came across a study yesterday on Twitter because I follow a lot of different mental health journals, and this article was titled What do the Brains of Children Tell Us About Their Mental Health as Teens? While I’m happy that people are realizing the epidemic of young people struggling with mental health disorders and suicide being one of the leading causes of teenagers, we all need to understand that many of these studies are flawed, so we need to do our own research.

Why So Many Studies are Flawed

We look to scientists to do studies to progress our understanding of the world so they can help lead us down the right path towards making life better for everyone. The issue is that many of these studies are flawed because researchers are under an immense amount of pressure.

As you know, college is expensive, and student loans are no joke. Although we believe that researchers and people…