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ReviewAcademic psychiatry : the journal of the American Association of Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training and the Association for Academic Psychiatry2015

College Students: Mental Health Problems and Treatment Considerations.

Paola Pedrelli, Maren Nyer, Albert Yeung, Courtney Zulauf, Timothy Wilens

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Review in Academic psychiatry : the journal of the American Association of Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training and the Association for Academic Psychiatry, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 368 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

368 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Paola PedrelliMassachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA. ppedrelli@partners.org.
Maren NyerMassachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
Albert YeungMassachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
Courtney ZulaufMassachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
Timothy WilensMassachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.

Funding

Etiologies of Stimulant Misuse in College StudentsK24DA016264 · NIDA · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI WILENS, TIMOTHY E · 2004 to 2013
$1.7M
Enhanced Treatment for Binge Drinking Depressed College StudentsK23AA020064 · NIAAA · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI PEDRELLI, PAOLA · 2011 to 2015
$880k
NIAAA NIH HHS K23 AA020064NIAAA NIH HHS K23AA020064-012NIDA NIH HHS K24 DA016264
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Attending college can be a stressful time for many students. In addition to coping with academic pressure, some students have to deal with the stressful tasks of separation and individuation from their family of origin while some may have to attend to numerous work and family responsibilities. In this context, many college students experience the first onset of mental health and substance use problems or an exacerbation of their symptoms. Given the uniqueness of college students, there is a need to outline critical issues to consider when working with this population. In this commentary, first, the prevalence of psychiatric and substance use problems in college students and the significance of assessing age of onset of current psychopathology are described. Then, the concerning persistent nature of mental health problems among college students and its implications are summarized. Finally, important aspects of treatment to consider when treating college students with mental health problems are outlined, such as the importance of including parents in the treatment, communicating with other providers, and employing of technology to increase adherence. It is concluded that, by becoming familiar with the unique problems characteristic of the developmental stage and environment college students are in, practitioners will be able to better serve them.

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Mental DisordersHumansStudentsUniversitiesCollegeMental healthTreatment considerations

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PMID25142250
PMCPMC4527955

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