Seasonal Affective Disorder: How lack of light can affect mood
Lara Hassan
With the clocks going back days are getting shorter and the skies start to darken by late afternoon. For some students this can affect mood and trigger feelings of depression…
depression
How to prevent seasonal affective disorder from intruding on your studies
Chloe L Wright
Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is a form of depression that strikes most commonly during the winter months from around October through to March.
Are Soundcloud-rappers and emo-hip-hop the reason we are witnessing a Xanax crisis?
Ine Schwebs
KU students explain why millennials are the ‘Xanax generation’.
Student overcame depression and anxiety at Kingston University
Hanne Olsen
Chloe Francesca Metzger was 11 when the bullying started, leading to years of depression and anxiety. Hanne Olsen sat down with her to learn how she turned everything around at…
Are anti-depressants a quick fix?
River Reporter
Kingston students share their experiences with anti-depressants and mental illness. Lily Kemp Increased expenses, tighter deadlines and greater expectations are creating a potent combination that puts students at “great risk…
Not-so-mental health
Annabelle Tooby blames the labelling of a psychological issue as a weakness rather than an illness and a real serious problem.