As a college student, stress and angst due to overwhelming classes, jobs and school work are the norm. Throw in a global pandemic, and you’ve got yourself an entire campus full of anxiety-ridden students. This fall, the transition to a...
Category: Student Health
- January 12, 2021
- Seli Fakorzi
- Student Health
If you read a script at the beginning of the year about how 2020 would unfold, you would have assumed you were reading a work of fiction. However, the global challenges that unfolded are a sobering reality. The stock market...
- December 14, 2020
- Jan Hall, PhD
- Student Health
Most of us love the change of seasons. But for some, their mental health changes during certain seasons -- and not for the better. Seasonal Affective Disorder is a form of depression also known as SAD. In the Diagnostic Manual...
- November 18, 2020
- Luke Hejl
- Student Health, Higher Education
Thanksgiving break is normally a time for college students to leave campus, return home and then come back to campus ready for the race to the end of the semester. However, much like everything this year, that plan has changed...
- October 30, 2020
- Seli Fakorzi
- Student Health
Depression Awareness Month is a time to shine a light on how prevalent depression is and how to spot the signs and symptoms in young adults. However, with all of the mental health challenges brought on by the pandemic, awareness...
- September 28, 2020
- Alan Dennington, M.D.
- Student Health
Most people don’t relate college students and cardiovascular disease (CVD). However, without intervention, students are at an increased risk of CVD. Various misconceptions exist regarding heart disease in young adults, including that heart disease only affects men and that it’s...
- September 9, 2020
- Alan Dennington, M.D.
- Mental Health, Student Health
Disclaimer: The following blog is an information resource only. If you or someone you know is in crisis, please contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8355), the Crisis Text Line by texting “HOME” to 741741, or on-demand emotional...
- August 14, 2020
- Alan Dennington, M.D.
- Mental Health, Student Health
The transition from high school to college is not only an exciting time but also a stressful one. This may be the first time that these young adults have to develop time management skills, schoolwork, mental health, social life, and...
- July 14, 2020
- Luke Hejl
- Student Health
To many college students, nutrition and exercise may seem unimportant, especially as academics are prioritized over creating healthy habits. Research shows that by the time they graduate, 70% of students gain weight and body fat. This weight gain is attributed...
- June 12, 2020
- Alan Dennington, M.D.
- Student Health
There is a silent health crisis in America. On average, American men live sicker and die younger than American women. The purpose of Men’s Health Week is to heighten the awareness of preventable health problems and encourage early detection and...
