Apparently, yes.  According a recent article in Scientific American:
Perfectionists, research shows, can become easily discouraged by failing to meet impossibly high standards, making them reluctant to take on new challenges or even complete agreed-upon tasks. The insistence on dotting all the i’s can also breed inefficiency, causing delays, work overload and even poor results. Perfectionism [...]

The Office of Behavioral Health for Students (OBHS) invites you to come to an open meeting for anyone who wishes to share/discuss/talk about his/her reactions to the events of the last week at Wesleyan.  Dr. Stephen Henry will facilitate the group.
WHEN:       Thursday, May 14, 2009
WHERE:      Usdan, Room 110
TIME:         [...]

From the New York Times…
In the quest for better health, many people turn to doctors, self-help books or herbal supplements. But they overlook a powerful weapon that could help them fight illness and depression, speed recovery, slow aging and prolong life: their friends.

Researchers are only now starting to pay attention to the importance of friendship and [...]

From the Office of Behavioral Health for Students…
 
STUDENT-RUN
GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP
(Sponsored by the Office of Behavioral Health for Students)

MEETS:   Tuesdays
TIME:   8:00 p.m.
LOCATION:   Group Room #212
(2nd fl., Davison Health Center)

Intended to create a network of support for
those who have experienced the death of a loved one.  
Please feel free to come [...]

From New Scientist…
Are your friends happy? What about their friends? These people, new research suggests, will have a profound impact on your own personal satisfaction.
Like an influenza outbreak, happiness - and misery too – spread through social networks, affecting people through three degrees of separation. For instance, a happy friend of a friend of a friend increases the [...]

CNN Health offers some insight into dealing with the post-election letdown…

Mourning over a lost campaign resonates with Donna Brazile, a CNN contributor who worked on Al Gore’s campaign in 2000. In a column for CNN.com, she recalled feeling lost and disillusioned at first, and had no idea what to do with her life.
“It hurts like hell,” she [...]

STUDENT-RUN GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP
Sponsored by the Office of Behavioral Health for Students
MEETS: Tuesdays
TIME: 8:00 p.m.
LOCATION: Group Room #212
(2nd fl., Davison Health Center)
Intended to create a network of support for
those who have experienced the death of a loved one.
Please feel free to come and leave when it’s convenient for you.
If you have questions, please contact: [...]

As students have begun arriving on campus for the start of another exciting year, many of my colleagues have been sharing a common thought with you: it is a sign of strength — not weakness — to ask for help when you need it. Whether that come in the form of asking your RA about where [...]

The new academic year hasn’t even started and perhaps you’re already feeling stressed out. Experiencing stressors in our lives may be inevitable, but how we respond to them is the key to keeping your stress at a manageable level.  Letting stress go uncontrolled can have a negative impact on our emotional as well as physical [...]

Our reaction is usually a greater predictor of how stress will impact us rather than the stressor itself, so stress management techniques usually focus on improving your responses. Dr. Edward Creagan of the Mayo Clinic offers these three very simple ideas in how to avoid and deal with stress, taken from a spy novel!
While waiting for [...]