Depressive Symptoms and Mental Health Treatment in an Ethnoracially Diverse College Student Sample

Autor/inn/en	Herman, Steve; Archambeau, Olga G.; Deliramich, Aimee N.; Kim, Bryan S. K.; Chiu, Pearl H.; Frueh, B. Christopher
Titel	Depressive Symptoms and Mental Health Treatment in an Ethnoracially Diverse College Student Sample
Quelle	In: Journal of American College Health, 59 (2011) 8, S.715-720 (6 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0744-8481
DOI	10.1080/07448481.2010.529625
Schlagwörter	College Students; Pacific Islanders; Hawaiians; Mental Health; Incidence; Asian Americans; Minority Groups; Depression (Psychology); Symptoms (Individual Disorders); White Students; Questionnaires; Student Attitudes; Health Services; Outreach Programs; Minority Group Students; Measures (Individuals); Introductory Courses; Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Collegestudent; Pacific Rim; Inhabitant; People; Pazifischer Raum; Bewohner; Hawaianer; Psychohygiene; Vorkommen; Asian immigrant; United States; Asiatischer Einwanderer; USA; Ethnische Minderheit; Psychiatrische Symptomatik; Fragebogen; Schülerverhalten; Health service; Gesundheitsdienst; Gesundheitswesen; Jobcoaching; Messdaten; Einführungskurs
Abstract	Objectives: To study (a) the prevalence of depressive symptoms and (b) the utilization of mental health treatment in an ethnoracially diverse sample consisting primarily of Asian Americans, European Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders. Participants: Five hundred eighty-nine college students. Method: A questionnaire packet that included the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale (CES-D) was administered to students in introductory psychology courses. Results: (a) There were no differences among ethnoracial groups in levels of depressive symptoms as measured by the CES-D; (b) 71% of participants with high levels of depressive symptoms had not received any mental health treatment in the previous 12 months; and (c) European Americans were 3.7 times more likely to have received mental health treatment in the previous 12 months than other students. Conclusion: Outreach efforts designed to improve utilization of mental health treatment services by depressed college students, especially by members of ethnoracial minority groups, should be increased. (Contains 2 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10