Mental Health Resources
The Student Counseling Virtual Pamphlet Collection is a collection of online brochures on over 20 topics from colleges across the U.S. developed by Dr. Bob Hsiung at the University of Chicago. Information on other topics is available below:
- Anger
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Eating Disorders
- Health Information
- Homesickness
- Loneliness
- Racism/Prejudice
- Sexual Orientation
- Shyness
- Sleep
- Stress
- Traumatic Events
- Violence
Anger
Control Anger Before It Controls You (American Psychological Association)
Anxiety
Anxiety Disorders: How Psychotherapy Can Help (American Psychological Association)
Anxiety and Eating Disorders (Anxiety Disorders Association of America)
Generalized Anxiety Disorder (Anxiety Disorders Association of America)
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (Anxiety Disorders Association of America)
Panic Disorder (Anxiety Disorders Association of America)
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (Anxiety Disorders Association of America)
Social Phobia (Anxiety Disorders Association of America)
Depression
Depression: How Psychotherapy Can Help (American Psychological Association)
Eating Disorders
Eating Disorder Information (Mirror mirror)
Health Information
Health Information (MedLine Plus; includes health topics, drug information and a medical encyclopedia)
Homesickness
Overcoming Homesickness (CampusBlues)
Loneliness
Loneliness and the College Student (CampusBlues)
Racism/Prejudice
Can - or Should - America Be Color-Blind? (American Psychological Association)
Prejudice, Racism and Stereotypes (American Psychological Association)
Sexual Orientation
Sexual Orientation: Frequently Asked Questions (American Psychological Association)
UR Chapter of Safe Zone Virginia
Shyness
Coping With Painful Shyness (American Psychological Association)
Sleep
Healthy Sleep Tips (National Sleep Foundation)
How Much Sleep Do We Really Need? (National Sleep Foundation)
Sleep Hygiene (American Academy of Sleep Medicine)
Sleep and Learning (American Psychological Association)
Sleep and Weight Loss (American Academy of Sleep Medicine)
Sleep Drive and Your Internal Body Clock (National Sleep Foundation)
Sleepiness Diary (National Sleep Foundation; printable sleep diary in pdf format)
Sleep Disorders (American Academy of Sleep Medicine)
Sleep Quizzes (National Sleep Foundation)
Stress
College Students and Stress (CampusBlues)
Exercise Fuels the Brain's Stress Buffers (APA Help Center)
How Stress Affects Your Body (interactive anatomy chart from APA)
Stress Smarts Quiz (on-line Stress quiz from APA)
Stress and Tobacco (American Psychological Association)
Traumatic Events
Resilience in a Time of War (American Psychological Association)
Managing Traumatic Stress (American Psychological Association)
Mind/Body Health: The Effects of Traumatic Stress (American Psychological Association)
Managing Your Distress in the Aftermath of the Virginia Tech Shootings (American Psychological Association)
Trauma, Loss, and Traumatic Grief (International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies)
Violence
Warning Signs for Violence (American Psychological Association)
Workplace Violence: What Organizations Can Do (American Psychological Association)
