College of the Overwhelmed: the Campus Mental Health Crisis and what to do About it

College of the Overwhelmed: The Campus Mental Health Crisis and What to Do About It

By Richard Kadison and Theresa Fay DiGeronimo, Jossey-Bass, 2004, 304 pp., $24.95.

Recent studies have shown a high incidence in mental illness among college students and, just as alarming, a lack of understanding of this problem among administrators and parents. This book details the warning signs of mental health problems, and offers solutions for administrators and counselors who deal with these issues. But College of the Overwhelmed is perhaps most valuable for shedding light on the subject from a different perspective: that of the students themselves, who explain the pressures they experience and how they learn to cope.

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