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October 25, 2018Journal of American College Health

Trends in college students’ mental health diagnoses and utilization of services, 2009–2015

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SOSara B. OswaltALAlyssa M. LedererKCKimberly Chestnut-Steich

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Overview

Randomized trial examines increasing mental health diagnoses and service use among college students, indicating a need for better resources.

Key Points

  • The aim is to assess changes in mental health diagnoses and treatment among college students over time.
  • Analyzed data from ACHA-NCHA II participants from 2009 to 2015 (n=454,029).
  • Employed hierarchical binary logistic regression controlling for demographics and time.
  • Considered 12 mental health conditions to assess trends.
  • Significant increases in several mental health conditions, especially anxiety (OR=1.68), panic attacks (OR=1.61), and ADHD (OR=1.40).
  • Increased utilization of mental health services at current institutions (OR=1.30).
  • Willingness to use mental health services in the future also rose (OR=1.37).

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Oswalt et al. (2018) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69dee86c741e97d2d4e94271https://doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2018.1515748
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