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Tag: Depression
News Roundup
Women Suffering from Period Poverty More Likely to Suffer from Depression, Research Shows
Women suffering from period poverty – lack of access to menstrual hygiene products – are more likely to suffer from depression, according to a new study from George Mason University’s College of Health and Human Services. More than 14% of college women experienced period poverty in the past year, with 10% experiencing period poverty every month. […]
February 3, 2021
Students
Changing the Culture: University, Faculty and Graduate Student Responsibility to Prioritize Student Mental Health
Mental health is important for success in higher education, yet many graduate students struggle with the maintenance of their well-being. An eye-opening 2018 study shows that graduate students are six times more likely to experience anxiety and depression than the general population.
November 5, 2018
Asian American Pacific Islander
Report Puts Focus on Mental Health Services for Asian Americans
A new report lists multiple ways in which lawmakers and other thought leaders across the country can help Asian American communities obtain improved access to mental health services.
October 16, 2018
Students
Study: One in Three College Freshmen Reports Mental Health Disorder
More than one-third of first-year university students in eight industrialized countries around the globe report symptoms consistent with a diagnosable mental health disorder, according to research published by the American Psychological Association. Lead author Dr. Randy P. Auerbach of Columbia University and his co-authors analyzed data from the World Health Organization’s World Mental Health International […]
September 12, 2018
Opinion
Getting to the Other Side: Surviving the Ph.D.
I recently finished my first year in a tenure-track position at American University in Washington, D.C. and I have been thinking about what kinds of things I wish I had known when starting a Ph.D. Here, I aim to give advice for students just starting Ph.D. programs in hopes of helping more students “get to the other side” of graduate school.
August 27, 2018
News Roundup
UVA-China Research Breakthrough Promising for Brain Conditions
Brain cells talk to each other, and scientists have developed a way to listen in as neurons communicate in color-coded conversation – increasing hope for improved ways to treat brain and neurological conditions such as depression, schizophrenia and Alzheimer’s disease. Credit goes to a new technique researchers have developed to visualize acetylcholine, a poorly understood […]
August 23, 2018
Opinion
The Fragile State of Student Mental Health
I’m still processing the coincidence of the noteworthy suicides of two rich and famous people and the release of new statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that say suicides grew at a 25-percent rate nationally from 1999 to 2016. And then I thought about my students.
June 11, 2018
Students
Parents Channel Grief of Son’s Suicide into Foundation
HARTFORD, Conn. ― On the outside, Jordan Porco was a typical 18-year-old college freshman. He loved the outdoors. He snowboarded. He sought out new music, creating CDs and playlists and sharing them with his friends. So when Marisa Giarnella-Porco and her then-husband Ernie Porco received a call in February 2011 that their son had died […]
September 26, 2016
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