HealthDay (11/7, Preidt) reports, “As stigmas surrounding mental health issues have eased, more U.S. college students are seeking help for emotional problems,” researchers concluded after analyzing “data from the Healthy Minds Study, an annual online survey involving more than 150,000 students from 196 campuses.” The study revealed that “the percentage of students seeking mental health treatment rose from 19 percent to 34 percent, straining college health services” across the US. The findings were published online Nov. 5 in Psychiatric Services, a publication of the American Psychiatric Association.
Psychiatric News (11/7) quotes the study authors, who wrote, “The trends revealed in this study have strained counseling centers across the country, given that many are underresourced and operate at full capacity with waitlists for much of the year.” But, “there are a multitude of approaches to consider for alleviating this strain, including universal prevention programs and rapid referral to community treatment,” the study authors added.
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— “Colleges Strain to Keep Up With Students’ Mental Health Concerns, “Robert Preidt, HealthDay, November 07, 2018.