Survey Reveals Gaps In Parents’ Understanding Of Their College Students’ Mental Health Problems

Psychiatric News (3/22) reports, “College students are far more likely to report having experienced an eating disorder, depression, or suicidal ideation compared with what parents report knowing about their children’s experiences with mental illness, according to” the 2022 College Student Behavioral Health Report (PDF), published March 22 by United Healthcare. The report, which “was conducted by YouGov, an international Internet-based market research and data analytics firm,” surveyed “1,034 participants, 506 of whom were current college students, and 528 of whom were the parents of college students.”

Related Links:

— “Parents May Underestimate Frequency of Mental Health Concerns Among College Students, Psychiatric News, March 22, 2023

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