- Contents
- Introduction
- Q. What is depression?
- Q. How does depression affect college students?
- Q. Are there different types of depression?
- Q. What are the signs and symptoms of depression?
- Q. What causes depression?
- Q. How can I find out if I have depression?
- Q. How is depression treated?
- Q. What are antidepressants?
- Q. If a doctor prescribes an antidepressant, how long will I have to take it?
- Q. What is psychotherapy?
- Q. If I think I may have depression, where can I get help?
- Q. How can I help myself if I am depressed?
- Q. How can I help a friend who is depressed?
- Q. What if I or someone I know is in crisis?
- Q. How can research help college students who have depression?
- Citations
- For more information on depression
Citations
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2. American College Health Association. American College Health Association-National College Health Assessment II: Reference Group Executive Summary Fall 2009. Linthicum, MD: American College Health Association; 2009.
3. Eisenberg D, Gollust SE, Golberstein E, Hefner JL. Prevalence and correlates of depression, anxiety, and suicidality among university students. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry. 2007; 77(4):534–542.
4. Cranford JA, Eisenberg D, Serras AM. Substance use behaviors, mental health problems, and use of mental health services in a probability sample of college students. Addictive Behaviors. 2009; 34:134–145.
5. Weitzman ER. Poor mental health, depression, and associations with alcohol consumption, harm, and abuse in a national sample of young adults in college. Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease. 2004; 192(4):269–277.
6. Garlow SJ, Rosenberg J, Moore JD, Haas AP, Koestner B, Hendin H, Nemeroff CB. Depression, desperation, and suicidal ideation in college students: results from the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention College Screening Project at Emory University. Depression and Anxiety. 2008; 25:482–488.
7. National Center for Health Statistics. Health, United States, 2009: With Special Feature on Medical Technology. Hyattsville, MD. 2010.
8. Mowbray CT, Megivern D, Mandiberg JM, Strauss S, Stein CH, Collins K, Kopels S, Curlin C, Lett R. Campus mental health services: recommendations for change. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry. 2006; 76(2):226–237.
9. Hefner J, Eisenberg D. Social support and mental health among college students. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry. 2009; 79(4):491–499.
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