Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Eric Wood writes about college mental health and emerging adults Attachment theory explores the patten of interactions and the ...

A slew of health problems pop up on college campuses, but when it comes to mental health conditions, symptoms can look sneakily similar. (Illustration: Erik Mace for Yahoo Health) The “Freshman 15” ...

Just about everyone feels homesick at some point in their lives, and preparation may be the key to preventing homesickness. "Homesickness occurs to some degree in nearly everyone leaving familiar ...

Homesickness is a common experience that affects people of all ages when they are away from their familiar environment for an extended period. Whether you’re a college student moving to a new city, a ...

Going into the sixth week of the semester, most students have been living on campus for just over a month now. For many, this newfound independence is exciting, but many have also come face to face ...

In the spring of 1838, French novelist and playwright Honoré de Balzac wrote a letter from Milan to his muse and future wife, Lady Hańska: “Dear, I have home-sickness! … I go and come without soul, ...

I'm standing outside a cottage in the Vienna woods. It's where I used to live when I was 22, and this is the first time I've been back since I left 10 years ago. The roads are steep here, and, as I ...

One medical professional describes homesickness as “an emotional state of mind where the affected person experiences intense feelings of longing due to separation from home environment and loved ones.

It’s that time of the year again: “winter” in California and party season back home in Trinidad and Tobago, a contrast that evokes in me a special brand of homesickness which Trinidadians have dubbed ...

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When I was a young boy growing up on the mean streets of Philadelphia, I was convinced that it was the most ghastly place a person could possibly live. It was bellicosely proletarian, it was dull, it ...