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Friday, October, 23, 2009

College Stress Statistics

Housework may ease stress, depression

October 03, 2008
Cleaning your house vigorously for 20 minutes non-stop once a week may improve your levels of anxiety, stress, or depression, a new study suggests. Scientists from University College looked at 3,000 participants were deemed to be suffering from stress and/or anxiety. They found that people who did vigorous housework once a week regularly were 20 percent less likely to suffer from mental health problems. Researchers stress that to provide these positive effects, the housework must leave the perso... Read more »

Expert & Community Posts

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Acute Stress vs. Chronic Stress
By Eileen Bailey , Health Expert

...focus and complete your task before the deadline. College students use this type of stress often... Read more »

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Stressed and Depressed on College Campuses
By Amy Hendel , Health Expert

...up with their parents chanting, "You have to get a college degree."  And a lot of high school... Read more »

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Mental Health on Campus
By davidshern , Health Expert

...president and CEO, Mental Health America   Soon, college students will be back at classes and... Read more »

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Anxiety When Heading Off to College
By Eileen Bailey , Health Expert

Normal 0 Colleges and universities across the country have reported a significant increase in... Read more »

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How About National Stress Øut Season?
By Jerilyn Ross, M.A., L.I.C.S.W. , Health Expert

...recently, you've seen the announcement of our annual college campaign called National Stress... Read more »

Health Guide

Depression in the Dorms: What You Need to Know About Mental Health and College
While I won't go so far as to say that my college years were the best of my life, it's a period I remember fondly. Except for the two dark holes of depression I that I recall all too well. One... Read more »
Using Your Senior Year of High School to Prepare for College
As teens with ADHD near the age going off to college, fears and apprehensions may begin to take over. Living on their own and being responsible for taking care of themselves and studying for classes... Read more »
Asthma and Stress Management
...understands why,” says Dr. Marjorie L. Slankard, Clinical Professor of Medicine at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons.  “Usually there would be other underlying... Read more »
Stress Part 5: Industrial Disease
...lost by US business in the form of absenteeism and other costs.Meanwhile, on campus, an 2000 American College Health Association survey reported  that 76 percent of students felt "overwhelmed"... Read more »
Stress Part I: Some Landmark Findings
...“This could be the first study to link genes to emotions.” Meanwhile, a research team from Kings College and the University of Wisconsin (Avshalom Caspi PhD, lead author) surveyed a New... Read more »

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