HealthDay (3/11, Neff) reports a study found that among US college students, “depression is not only becoming more common but is also hitting certain groups much harder than others. The study, led by the Johns Hopkins Children’s Center, tracked health survey data collected from more than 560,000 U.S. college students from 2007 to 2022.” The researchers observed that “the average score on a standard questionnaire that doctors use to measure the severity of depression has climbed every single year. The steepest increases were reported from 2016 onward, with recent averages a clinical concern, researchers said.” They found that “over the 15-year period, reported thoughts of suicide surged by nearly 154%. Other major issues reported included restlessness, which jumped by nearly 80%, and trouble concentrating, which rose more than 77%.” The studywas published in the Journal of Affective Disorders.
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— “15-Year Study Shows Sharp Rise in Depression Among U.S. College Students,”Deanna Neff, HealthDay , March 11, 2026