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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...
...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...
...Harvard, a top mental health official said that the legislation, if signed into law, could carry dangerous consequences for Virginia universities in forcing them to care for mentally ill students. “Who would be responsible for 24-hour treatment?” Dr. Paul J. Barreira, Harvard’s director of university counseling, academic support and mental health services, said in an interview. Barreira added that keeping a suicidal student on campus was an unfair burden to place on roommates of the mentally ill. He also said that universities would incur enormous costs providing such comprehensive treatment...
...suicidal tendencies among young adults has caused mental health professionals at Harvard to worry that depressed students will be less likely to seek treatment. “The bottom line is, leaving depression untreated causes the chances of an individual committing suicide to increase,” said Paul Barreira, director of behavioral health and academic counseling at University Health Services (UHS). “This study does not suggest these medications should be avoided. It shows there needs to be increased awareness of the risk involved in taking any type of drug.” A Food and Drug...