ISBN: 1421450208 9781421450209

Category: Psychology / Mental Health

Page count: 376

<p><b>In the midst of a mental health epidemic among college students, Doris Iarovici explains why this is happening now and what we can do about it.</b></p><p>In <i>Coping on Campus</i>, Doris Iarovici, MD, discusses students' lifestyle issues and psychiatric concerns using case vignettes to explore a variety of interventions related to substance abuse, relationship difficulties, eating disorders, sleep issues, depression and anxiety, and perfectionism. Included is a guide to making emergency assessments, from risk classification and hospitalization to public safety and communication within and outside the campus community. This revised and updated guide covers a multitude of changes across today's college campuses. Models of care have undergone dramatic shifts, including a pivot to telemedicine during the Covid-19 pandemic, new hybrid treatment models, app-based approaches, and stepped care models.</p>