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BU mental health initiatives promote self-care, group therapy

John Maniace February 1, 2023
Group therapy initiatives offered by SHS include journaling, yoga and support groups.
With the COVID-19 pandemic upending the lives of many, the mental health of students takes a hit. ILLUSTRATION BY SARAH SILBIGER/DFP FILE

COVID-19 affects stress levels among students

Daily Free Press Staff September 24, 2020
Students are not getting the expected college experience, but the result of an increasingly dystopian world. Amid the pandemic, students' academic performance and general well-being are threatened.
Student Health Services at Boston University. The coronavirus outbreak is taking a toll on the mental health of many students, which the university is trying to remedy with virtual support and resources. SERENA YU/ DFP FILE

Isolation and the media pose psychological harm during COVID-19 pandemic

Irene Chung March 31, 2020
Health professionals explain how social isolation and the media coverage of the coronavirus impact mental health, and students offer their first-hand experiences during these trying times.
Recent reports from the Association for University and College Counseling Center Directors show that more than half of the college students who visited their campus counseling centers during the last academic year reported symptoms of anxiety. PHOTO BY ALEXANDRA WIMLEY/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Majority of students who visit college counseling centers suffer from anxiety, study finds

Taylor Kocher April 2, 2017

A study from the Association for University and College Counseling Center Directors shows more than half of college students who visit college counseling centers have symptoms of anxiety, leading universities...

A new study by King’s College London released Thursday found that cognitive behavior therapy may help people overcome their fear of the dentist. PHOTO COURTESY PIXABAY

Cognitive behavioral therapy helps patients overcome dentist anxiety

Sonia Rao December 1, 2015

Visiting the dentist is an unpopular activity among most, but some suffer more than others. Thankfully, researchers have been developing a treatment that has proven to be relatively successful in...

SHS, CARD help heal BU in wake of bombing anniversary

Daily Free Press Admin April 16, 2014

Boston University Dean of Students Kenneth Elmore sent an email to BU students Thursday encouraging them to reflect on the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings and provided information on counseling resources...

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