Depression
With the stress, challenges, and changes that college brings, students can experience changes in their mood. It's important to recognize when common feelings of isolation, sadness, stress, or anxiety, become the more severe problem of depression, which can prevent people from leading their desired life.
If these symptoms occur for more than two weeks, it can be a sign of major depression. University Health Services’ Counseling and Consultation Services (C&CS) can help you understand and overcome these feelings.
You may also want to take our anonymous on-line depression screening test.
Some individuals with severe depression develop feelings of not wanting to be alive or wanting to hurt themselves. If you, or someone you know, have any thoughts of suicide or harming yourself or others, call UHS/C&CS immediately at (608) 265-5600. Mental health crisis services are available to students, as well as concerned faculty and staff, 24 hours a day.
The C&CS team will respond as quickly as possible to personal crises, traumatic situations, and campus emergencies. For assistance with immediate, life-threatening emergencies, call 911.
Major depression affects not only your mood, but your physical, mental, academic, and social functioning as well. Don’t lose hope. While going through depression can be very difficult, depression is very treatable and can improve quickly with help.
