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Leigh Riley in her high school production of “Footloose.” COURTESY OF LEIGH RILEY

Behind the Curtain: Performing with depression and anxiety

Rachel Parker • October 2, 2018
Theater performance is a work-intensive art that can leave the actor feeling vulnerable.
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According to research, music has been proven to lessen stress and anxiety. LUIS RUIZ DOMINGUEZ/THE STATESMAN

We need some noise behind our study hours

Gabby Pardo • April 22, 2018
Having music blaring through your headphones while in the library or Starbucks can benefit your emotions, productivity and memory in preparation for acing an exam and your courses in general.
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Stony Brook Student Health Services offers mental health services through Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS). Twenty-five percent of African Americans seek treatment for mental health issues, compared to 40 percent of white individuals. THE PEOPLE SPEAK!/FLICKR VIA CC BY 2.0

People of color must stop treating mental health as taboo

Samiha Ahmed • April 8, 2018
I've noticed that older people of color stigmatize mental illness for various reasons.
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A typical beer pong set up at a college party. Many college students LAURA LAROSE/FLCIKR VIA CC BY 2.0

Girls just want to have fun without worrying about guys

Karina Gerry • February 18, 2018
I have been told by guys that they wouldn’t hang out with me unless I got drunk with them, or that I could only go to a party if I took shots with them. It left me wondering why I wasn’t appealing to them unless I was wasted.
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Getting help comes at a price, and it’s not a cheap one

Shaina Montero • February 7, 2018
Ever since I was a freshman in high school I have struggled with depression and, later, bad anxiety. Along with the challenge of getting help, cost is also a significant factor in finding the motivation.
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The International Space Station in orbit. CAROLINE DAVIS2010/FLICKR VIA CC BY-NC 2.0

NASA-funded researchers: Can e-mental health tools aid astronauts way up?

Charles Scott • October 10, 2017
NASA-funded researchers at Stony Brook University are assessing applications of e-mental health tools in managing depression, anxiety and stress for astronauts and astronaut-like individuals.
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Dealing with depression and anxiety in college

Michael Kohut • April 2, 2017
Dealing with mental health problems at this point in life can be extra difficult because of the sheer amount of things happening around you.
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Barry Schwartz, author of The Paradox of Choice, delivers a TEDx talk in Amsterdam in 2011. BILL HOLSINGER-ROBINSON FLICKR VIA CC BY 2.0

The paradox of choice

Saffi Hadi • November 13, 2016
With more options we can choose from so much more. But that may not be true; more choice may in fact be paralyzing.
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Beware of dog: untrained college comfort animals are a risk

Beware of dog: untrained college comfort animals are a risk

Michael Kohut • October 14, 2015
The trouble is, there are actually a lot of students with anxiety and these animals are not held to the same standards as the service animals that many may confuse them with.
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“Part of the Pack” educates students on suicide and mental health

Emily Benson • April 13, 2015
The Stony Brook community came together on Tuesday, April 7 and Thursday, April 9 during “Part of the Pack,” a two-part suicide awareness and prevention program.
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Professor Turhan Canli speaks at a Tedx talk that asks the question Is depression an infectious disease? (PHOTO CREDIT: YOUTUBE.COM/TEDx TALKS)

SBU researcher: new study suggests infections could be a cause of depression

Zach Rowe • January 27, 2015
Stony Brook psychology professor Turhan Canli has a radical idea on the cause of depression, a condition that is estimated by the CDC to affect one in 10 Americans.
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High heeling my way through stress

Niveditha Obla • October 14, 2014
Some people take Adderall, and some people drink copious amounts of coffee or tea. I, on the other hand, like to wear six-inch stilettoes.
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