ArticlePsychiatric services (Washington, D.C.)2019
Increased Rates of Mental Health Service Utilization by U.S. College Students: 10-Year Population-Level Trends (2007-2017).
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The Yale Equity in Student Well-Being Project: The Effects of 8-Week Online Compassion Cultivation Training (CCT) and Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) on Diverse University Students' Social Well-Being and Mental Health
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292 citing papers in PubMed, 10 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
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- The Reach, Effectiveness, Adoption, Implementation, and Maintenance of Digital Mental Health Interventions for College Students: A Systematic Review.Current psychiatry reports · 2024Pooled it
- Examining the mental health services among people with mental disorders: a literature review.BMC psychiatry · 2024Pooled it
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- Sleep Across the Pandemic in Norwegian University and College Students: A National Repeated Cross-Sectional Analysis (2010-2023).Journal of sleep research · 2026Article
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Abstract
objectiveThis study aimed to document population-level trends in mental health service utilization by college students.
methodsThe study drew on 10 years of data from the Healthy Minds Study, an annual Web-based survey, with a sample comprising 155,026 students from 196 campuses. Analyses focused on past-year mental health treatment and lifetime diagnoses of a mental health condition. Changes in symptoms of depression and suicidal ideation and levels of stigma were hypothesized as potential explanatory factors.
resultsRates of treatment and diagnosis increased significantly. The rate of treatment increased from 19% in 2007 to 34% by 2017, while the percentage of students with lifetime diagnoses increased from 22% to 36%. The prevalence of depression and suicidality also increased, while stigma decreased.
conclusionsThis study provides the most comprehensive evidence to date regarding upward trends in mental health service utilization on U.S. campuses over the past 10 years. Increasing prevalence of mental health problems and decreasing stigma help to explain this trend.
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