The Mental Health Needs of Today's College Students: Challenges and Recommendations

By M. Kitzrow. 2003

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Subfields: Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology

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Behavioral Activation for Moderately Depressed University Students: Randomized Controlled Trial (2009, background): “In the context of reviewed support for single-session interventions, increased needs for time efficiency and efficacy in university mental health care delivery (Kitzrow, 2003; Lee, 2005), and the fact that the modal number of therapy sessions attended by college students is one (Draper, Jennings, Ba”
The Relationship among Young Adult College Students’ Depression, Anxiety, Stress, Demographics, Life Satisfaction, and Coping Styles (2012, background): “Helping such a diverse population of students manage these mental health conditions is one of the major challenges facing college counselors (Kitzrow, 2003).”
Mental Health Issues Facing a Diverse Sample of College Students: Results from the College Student Mental Health Survey (2006, background): “Their results support the evidence from other colleges and universities in the United States that have been reporting an apparent rise in both the presence and severity of mental health issues among students (Kitzrow, 2003; Pledge, Lapan, Heppner, Kivlighan, & Roehilke, 1998; Rudd, 2004).”
Breaking down Barriers: Academic Obstacles of First-Generation Students at Research Universities. (2012, background): “Daddona (2011) noted that issues related to students’ mental health are an ongoing concern; the prevalence and severity of mental health concerns is well documented (Kadison & DiGeronimo, 2004; Kitzrow, 2009).”
An Assessment of Skills and Competencies Necessary for Entry-Level Student Affairs Work (2006, background): “In the higher education setting, Kitzrow (2003) observed that students are increasingly attending college with prescriptions for psychiatric medications, an observation echoed by others (Bierck, 1998; Nicklin, 2000).”
First-Generation Students' Sense of Belonging, Mental Health, and Use of Counseling Services at Public Research Universities (2014, background): “” An additional message should be that taking advantage of mental health services can lead to greater student achievement and success (Gerdes & Mallinckrodt, 1994; Kitzrow, 2009).”
Contemporary College Student Anxiety: The Role of Academic Distress, Financial Stress, and Support (2018, background): “This is particularly problematic because anxiety is related to attrition (Eisenberg, Golberstein, & Hunt, 2009), lower academic performance in general (Kitzrow, 2003), less job satisfaction (Faragher, Cass, & Cooper, 2005), and job burnout (Maslach, Schaufeli, & Leiter, 2001).”
Applicability of the Dual-Factor Model of Mental Health for College Students (2010, background): “Second Edition (BASC-2), dual-factor model, life satisfaction, positive psychology, well-being Recent studies indicate that the health needs of college students continue to change, with mental health problems on the rise (Kitzrow, 2003).”
How universities can enhance student mental wellbeing: the student perspective (2019, background): “Psychological distress can have a powerful impact on every aspect of students’ physical, cognitive, emotional and interpersonal functioning (Kitrow, 2003).”
Counseling Needs of Students Who Seek Help at a University Counseling Center: A Closer Look at Gender and Multicultural Issues (2005, background): “During the past decade, the university student population has increased not only in diversity, but also in its need for psychological and vocational services (Kitzrow, 2003; Upcraft, 2002).”
Difficulties for University Students with Mental Health Problems: A Critical Interpretive Synthesis (2013, background): “Increasing numbers of university students are experiencing mental health problems, and these conditions are escalating in severity (Kitzrow, 2003).”