Psychology & Psychiatry
Many new college students report pet separation anxiety
Pets are not the only ones who experience separation anxiety; their people do too.
Oct 26, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Shadow loss: Young adults cope with missing out during pandemic
A new paper featuring college students' experiences with loss during the COVID-19 pandemic shows that although few directly experienced a close death, everyone lost something that impacted their lives.
Oct 26, 2021
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Health
Your next doctor's prescription might be to spend time in nature
Dr. Robert Zarr loves to write prescriptions that you don't have to take to the pharmacy.
Oct 18, 2021
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Health
How does smoking marijuana affect academic performance? Two researchers explain how it can alter more than just moods
In a trend that coincided with the pandemic, marijuana use among college students in 2020 reached levels not seen since the 1980s. That's according to the latest research from Monitoring the Future—an annual survey that ...
Oct 14, 2021
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Pediatrics
College age students report trouble concentrating, other barriers in distant learning settings
College students whose classes transitioned to remote learning during the COVID-19 pandemic experienced difficulties concentrating and balancing responsibilities at home, as well as mental health issues, according to research ...
Oct 8, 2021
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
How storytelling can help public health officials combat distrust, skepticism
Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, public health experts and scientists have struggled to get some segments of the public to heed their warnings about the importance of following public health measures aimed at controlling ...
Oct 6, 2021
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Addiction
Misuse of stimulants linked to other drug abuse
College students who misuse stimulant drugs or nootropics like Adderall or Ritalin are also likely to drink heavily and use other drugs, according to new research from the University of Georgia.
Sep 28, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Therapy dogs help students cope with the stress of college life
At a private college in the Northeast, a first-year student said it was the highlight of her day whenever she would lie on the floor of her adviser's office and cuddle with a therapy dog, a Leonberger named Stella.
Sep 22, 2021
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Addiction
Young people's fluctuating beliefs on alcohol's effects influence their drinking and consequences
College students' beliefs around the likelihood and desirability of alcohol's effects vary over time, and predict drinking level and consequences, according to a study in Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research. The ...
Sep 17, 2021
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Addiction
Marijuana use at historic high among college-aged adults in 2020
Marijuana use continued to rise among college students over the past five years and remained at historically high levels among same-aged peers who are not in college in 2020, according to survey results from the 2020 ...
Sep 8, 2021
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