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KADISON, Richard, & DIGERONIMO, Theresa Foy society of the Overwhelmed: The Campus Mental Health Crisis and What to Do About It. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass, 2004 296pp $2495 (h) $1595 (p)

Written for parents, learners college counselors, and administrators, society of the Overwhelmed explores the stressors that cause to such a degree many college students to sustain psychological problems. The book is filled with insights and stories about the instant mental health crisis on association campuses and offers: a hands-on guide for helping scholars overcome stress and succeed in a corporation environment; an examination of the results of such commonplace stress factors as identity disentanglement relationships, sexuality, roommate problems, academic presss extracurricular demands, parental expectations, and racial and cultural differences that affect self-worth; personal stories of scholars under stress and how they overcame a variety of problems; and the warning signs and symptoms of habitual problems, including depression, sleep disorders, substance abuse, anxiety disorders, eating disorders, impulsive behaviors, and suicide.

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