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...Paul J. Barreira, the director of University Health Services’ Department of Behavioral Health and Academic Counseling, confirmed Ragalie’s statement yesterday, saying that the College’s academic calendar makes relaxation during the year difficult. With finals on the horizon, many students spend December vacation time studying for tests rather than relaxing...
...current academic calendar doesn’t give the students a chance to really take a break in the middle of the year,” Barreira said. “So basically when school starts in September there’s really no opportunity for students to...take a breath...
...Barreira said that “there’s just tons of data telling us that students feel distressed or students feel depressed...
...cause hallucinations, distorted thinking, and a reduced emotional response, according to Anil Malhotra, also of the Feinstein Institute and a senior investigator in the study. The symptoms usually appear during the late teens and early 20s, he said, making the discovery especially pertinent to college students. According to Paul Barreira, director of Behavioral Health and Academic Counseling at the Bureau of Study Counsel, five Harvard undergraduates were diagnosed with schizophrenia by University Health Services during the last academic year. Barreira speculated that young people diagnosed as schizophrenic in high school are less likely to come to Harvard...
...Paul J. Barreira, Director of Behavioral Health and Academic Counseling noted in an interview, providing treatment for suicidal students requires a huge commitment of resources that goes far beyond what most colleges are capable of. In addition, the roommates of mentally ill students are unfairly burdened with the stress and anxiety inherent in caring for a profoundly sick friend. In most cases, students who have attempted suicide recognize that they would be better off elsewhere, and the majority of withdrawals “end up being voluntary,” according to Barreira. In the few cases where students...