Mental Health
Coffee Can Help Women Avoid Depression, Study Says
Women who drink coffee regularly are less likely to suffer from depression, according to a Harvard School of Public Health study.
Exercise, Diet Help Relieve Stress
A Rockefeller University scientist, speaking at a discussion hosted by the Mind/Brain/Behavior Initiative Tuesday, said that anxiety may have more negative health effects than commonly expected.
Student Groups Promote A Focus on Happiness
When Brooke R. Lee ’13 flew back home to Provo, Utah, for 31 days during winter break in her freshman year, she said she went on a total of 47 dates.
Pair of HMS Studies Examine Sleep
A pair of studies from Harvard Medical School researchers published last week highlight the risks and costs of missing sleep.
Studying Can Actually Kill You
To avoid the unfortunate fate of death by studying, keep these simple tips in mind.
Harvard Depression Rates Stay Constant
The number of college students nationwide presenting symptoms of severe psychological problems has been on the rise in recent years, according to an annual study conducted by the Association for University and College Counseling Center Directors.
Putting Mental Health on the Map at Harvard
They're outside the Science Center with their signs, their cheer, and their smiles. They're the Student Mental Heath Liaisons.
Competitive Relaxing
Think you can de-stress better than most? The HappyNest is holding a video competition to find the most effective and the most creative ways, respectively, to relieve stress. Submissions are due by midnight on April 10.
Article Spurs Dialogue About Mental Health
In the wake of a Feb. 17 Crimson article about mental health and a struggle with suicidal thoughts, one Harvard student has launched an effort to foster dialogue about issues of depression on campus.
Schedule Front Loads Stress
In the second year of the new academic calendar—which shifted the fall finals period to before winter break—student and faculty opinion remains mixed on the effects of the shortened semester.
Feeling Stressed? We've Got Your Back.
Feeling stressed? Flyby has compiled a list of various resources around campus to help you keep calm during the busy finals season.
Candlelight Vigil
Harvard students and Boston-area residents gather to pay tribute to the young men and women who have recently lost their lives due to anti-LGBT bullying and those who continue to face harassment.
Police Report Adds Few Details About Harvard Yard Death
The man who died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound Saturday on the top step of Memorial Church appeared to be a white male in his early to mid-twenties.
Handle With Care
Seth Riddley ’08-’12 had never suffered from psychiatric problems before coming to college, but soon after moving from South Carolina to Cambridge to begin his freshman year, he faced family difficulties and began to seriously consider suicide.
OSAPR Faces Sexual Assault on Campus
Late at night—as often as two or three times a week—Sarah A. Rankin, the director of the Office of Sexual Assault Prevention and Response, wakes up in the dead of night to the ringing of her cell phone.
Brain Break
Over the past five years, Harvard has granted students more than 1,000 leaves of absence.
OSAPR Launches Sexual Assault Awareness Month
Harvard's Sexual Assault Awareness Month aims to empower survivors, raise awareness, and foster a community for women who have faced sexual assault.
Community Responds to Cornell Suicides
In the wake of three apparent suicides at Cornell University in the past six weeks, members of the mental health community at Harvard reaffirmed their commitment to providing support for students at risk but disagreed on the need to take immediate steps in response.
Professor Talks Disease Stigmas
Just hours after returning from a trip to China, Anthropology Professor Arthur Kleinman delivered a talk about the long-standing stigmatization and subsequent marginalization of the mentally ill population in Chinese society.
Ryan M. Travia: Living a Life of Substance
For the past five years, Travia has served as the director of the Office of Alcohol and Other Drug Services. His role involves organizing Harvard’s alcohol education programs, working with treatment providers at University Health Services, and developing policy-based initiatives for the University related to alcohol and drug use.
Schedule Change Amplifies Stress Among Students
College administrators attribute the unanticipated stress of the compressed semester to a lack of planning by both students and faculty, though proposals for rearranging vacation days in the fall semester are still up for discussion.