Beating the College Blues - Hardcover

Written by two counseling directors at major colleges, Beating the College Blues deals with many potential collegiate pitfalls in an insightful, timely, and compassionate way.In a conversational question-and-answer format, the book discusses everything from getting started and fitting in to facing the challenges of life after college. Among the topics covered are: changing family relationships; sex, date rape, and sexual harassment; coping with anxiety, depression, and stress; pressures to use alcohol and other drugs; and eating disorders, such as anorexia and bulimia. Topics new to or updated for this edition include Internet addiction; gambling, money, and credit cards; special concerns of gay and lesbian students; the increasingly prevalent behavior of self-cutting and mutilation; the issue of studying abroad; and obesity.