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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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A member of the Hancock County GlamourGals chapter applies nail polish on Clarabelle,a senior citizen at Findlay Fox Run Assisted Living in Findlay, Ohio, in September. COURTESY OF HANCOCK COUNTY GLAMOURGALS

GlamourGals aims to beautify Long Island senior citizens

Katarina Delgado November 27, 2016
Founded on Long Island, GlamourGals is a national volunteer organization of high school and college-aged students that give makeovers to citizens living in senior homes.
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Stony Brook, NY; Stony Brook University: Assistant Professor in the School of Medicines Pharmacological Sciences Department Adan Aguirre, PhD (Front left) with members of his team Jianchos Gao (center front), Nadia McMillan (Right Front) and (rear Left to right) Michael Klingener, Dr. Javier Palazuelos, Manideep Chavali, and Israa Hussein with a projected image of a rare type of glial cells, called NG2 glia.

Under the Microscope: Study links NG2 glial cells to depression

Kenneth Wengler February 28, 2016
The researchers observed through the use of psychological tests that the mice with decreased NG2 glia in the prefrontal cortex presented depressive-like behaviors.
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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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Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) is a free and confidential service available to currently enrolled Stony Brook students taking at least six credit hours.(STATESMAN STOCK PHOTO)

CAPS employees face lawsuit stemming from student death

The Statesman July 17, 2015
The parents of a Stony Brook University student are suing CAPS employees for allegedly failing to properly treat their daughter's depression.
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PHOTO CREDIT: KYLE SCHWARTZ

Stony Brook answers: I wish my professors knew…

Kate Valerio May 5, 2015
We took our own poll of what Stony Brook students wish their professors knew. Listen up professors, it is time for you to learn.
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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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The silent epidemic: How mental health disorders affect society

Ravneet Kamboj March 5, 2012
There is an epidemic in America and especially on college campuses that no one speaks about. It is mental health. According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness, one in four Americans have a mental illness in any given year, and one in four Americans are on psychiatric medications at any given time.
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