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Title:
The campus cure : a parent's guide to mental health and wellness for college students / Marcia Morris, MD.
Author:
Morris, Marcia, author.
Publication Information:
Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, [2018]
Call Number:
RC451.4.S7 M68 2018
Abstract:
Most mental illnesses start to arise in the later teen years and early twenties, making college-age young adults a vulnerable population. Here, Marcia Morris looks at the most common mental health issues facing this age group and what parents can do to recognize symptoms, get treatment, and support their children through these challenging years.
ISBN:
9781538104521
Physical Description:
xvii, 235 pages ; 24 cm.
Contents:
Part I. Problems -- Anxiety: the college years are now the age of anxiety -- Depression: when college is not the happiest time in life -- Substance use disorders: should you just say no when bit comes to drugs and alcohol? -- Academic failure to thrive: attention deficit disorder and other ailments -- part II. Pressures -- Loneliness: the importance of social belonging in college success -- Perfectionism: the dangers of duck syndrome -- Culture, sexuality, and gender challenges: a time to heal -- Financial stress: debt bubbles, depression and healthcare blues -- part III. Crises -- Suicidal behaviors: a parent's worst fear -- Sexual assault and intimate partner violence: being there in their darkest hour -- Psychosis: heartbreak and hope -- Eating disorders: drunkorexia and other dangerous trends.
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