October 18, 2007 - 11:00pm
By Venus Wu
Walking around Cornell’s campus, it is easy to see hundreds of smiling students who seem perfectly happy. According to Ross Szabo of Campuspeak Inc., however, there may be a lot more going on behind their sunny dispositions.
Szabo’s presentation, “What Happy Faces Are Hiding: Talking About Depression” focused on removing the common stigmas associated with mental health problems and the importance of communication as treatment.
“80 to 90 percent of people who seek help (on mental health problems) can go back to normal life,” Szabo said in his presentation delivered in The Straight.