Anxiety screening
offered for stressed
■ Students can fill out a
self-evaluation and talk
with health professionals
for free.
ByJohnHejkal
Staff writer
For those feeling stressed out by
the wear and tear of college life, help
may be at hand.
Free anxiety-disorder screening
will be offered today at the Nebraska
Union from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
The first step in the screening is a
video presentation designed to focus
on problems college students may
face.
After watching the video, students
may fill out a written self-test for dis
orders. They can then discuss the
results privately with a mental health
professional.
The whole process should take no
more than a half-hour, said Mary
Sw'oboda, a licensed clinical social
worker at Counseling and
Psychological Services of the
University Health Center.
Counseling and Psychological
Services, the Employee Assistance
Program and the Psychological
Consultation Center’s Anxiety
Disorders Clinic are the sponsors for
the event. Workers from all three facil
ities will be involved in the screening.
The screening program is
designed to catch anxiety disorders
early on and to educate people about
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them, said Melanie Van Dyke, the
assistant director of the Anxiety
Disorders Clinic.
Stress is “a natural part of college
life, with term papers and deadlines,
but sometimes stress can be a sign of
an anxiety disorder,” Van Dyke said.
Twenty-three million Americans
have an anxiety disorder, but they are
highly treatable, she said.
“It doesn’t make sense to suffer
through anything.”
The mental health professionals
will offer guidance based on what a
person’s symptoms are, how long the
symptoms have been a problem and
how severe they have been. Van Dyke
said disruptions of work, family or
social life could indicate a disorder.
Free information on disorders and
on referrals will also be provided.
Such screening has been offered in
previous years, but this is the first time
it has been an all-day event.
The longer hours should allow
busy students a better chance to take
advantage of the opportunity, Van
Dyke said.
Similar screening will also be
offered April 7 at the Health Fair at the
Nebraska East Union.
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