Dr. Shaifali Sandhya

This is part 1 of a 3-part series on the Mental Health On A College Campus: the soaring levels of stress and suicide on college campuses, particularly among Asian-American women; the difference between anxiety and depression; and what colleges can do to instill a sense of happiness independent of achievements, and the importance of developing the art of talking about feelings. A recurring dream troubles Connie each night. She’s walking when the darkness knots her feet, creeps

This article addresses the soaring levels of stress and suicide on college campuses, particularly among Asian-American women; the difference between anxiety and depression; what colleges can do to instill a sense of happiness independent of achievements, and the importance of developing the art of talking about feelings. A recurring dream troubles Connie each night. She’s walking when the darkness knots her feet, creeps up all around her, and she falls. When she first came to