The DOI matches its Crossref record; 25 of the 26 references it cites were found in a registry or an index.
Persistence of mental health problems and needs in a college student population
Abstract
Background Cross-sectional studies indicate a high prevalence of mental health problems among college students, but there are fewer longitudinal data on these problems and related help-seeking behavior.Methods We conducted a baseline web-based survey of students attending a large public university in fall 2005 and a two-year follow-up survey in fall 2007. We used brief screening instruments to measure symptoms of mental disorders (anxiety, depression, eating disorders), as well as self-injury and suicidal ideation. We estimated the persistence of these mental health problems between the two time points, and determined to what extent students with mental health problems perceived a need for or used mental health services (medication or therapy). We conducted logistic regression analyses examining how baseline predictors were associated with mental health and help-seeking two years later.Results Over half of students suffered from at least one mental health problem at baseline or follow-up. Among students with at least one mental health problem at baseline, 60% had at least one mental health problem two years later. Among students with a mental health problem at both time points, fewer than half received treatment between those time points.Limitations Mental health problems are based on self-report to brief screens, and the sample is from a single university.Conclusions These findings indicate that mental disorders are prevalent and persistent in a student population. While the majority of students with probable disorders are aware of the need for treatment, most of these students do not receive treatment, even over a two-year period.
Overview
Integrity signals
Registry
Cites
Statistics
Verification
Claims the paper makes
Claims other papers make about this one
Each is checked against this paper’s own text: does it say what the citing paper says it does?
In the citing paper
“The college years are characterized by a developmentally challenging transition from adolescence to adulthood, which represents a peak age period for depression onset”
From Meta-analytic review of online guided self-help interventions for depressive symptoms among college students (2021) · cites this paper as Zivin et al., 2009
In the citing paper
“However, very few seek help despite the fact that many colleges offer counseling services”
From Meta-analytic review of online guided self-help interventions for depressive symptoms among college students (2021) · cites this paper as Zivin et al., 2009
In the citing paper
“fear of stigma, lack of time, financial costs, and inconvenient access to care have been identified as significant barriers to seeking help among college students”
From Meta-analytic review of online guided self-help interventions for depressive symptoms among college students (2021) · cites this paper as Zivin et al., 2009
In the citing paper
“Previous research [32] reported about 3%-7% of the college student population to have suicidal thoughts outside of the pandemic situation.”
From Effects of COVID-19 on College Students’ Mental Health in the United States: Interview Survey Study (2020) · cites this paper as [32]
In the citing paper
“Depression and anxiety symptoms are particularly common among college students, with more than half reporting symptoms of anxiety and depression in the previous year that were so severe they had difficulty functioning [2].”
Citations
Cites
The PHQ-9: Validity of a brief depression severity measure
Kroenke, K., Spitzer, R. L., & Williams, J. B. W. (2001) · Journal of General Internal Medicine · doi:10.1046/j.1525-1497.2001.016009606.x · Cited by 44,910
Kessler, R. C., Berglund, P., Demler, O., Jin, R., Merikangas, K. R., & Walters, E. E. (2005) · Archives of General Psychiatry · doi:10.1001/archpsyc.62.6.593 · Cited by 20,391
Utility of a new procedure for diagnosing mental disorders in primary care. The PRIME-MD 1000 study
Spitzer, R. L. (1994) · JAMA · doi:10.1001/jama.272.22.1749 · Cited by 2,648
Hussar, W. J., Planty, M., Aud, S., & Snyder, T. D. (2005) · Cited by 1,957
Prevalence and correlates of depression, anxiety, and suicidality among university students
Eisenberg, D., Gollust, S. E., Golberstein, E., & Hefner, J. L. (2007) · American Journal of Orthopsychiatry · doi:10.1037/0002-9432.77.4.534 · Cited by 1,592 · cited 3×
“As a longitudinal extension of the Healthy Minds Study (Eisenberg et al., 2007a,b), we conducted a follow-up webbased survey in fall 2007 among students who completed the baseline survey in fall 2005.”
BackgroundMethodResultSelf-citationThe SCOFF questionnaire: Assessment of a new screening tool for eating disorders
Morgan, J. F., Reid, F., & Lacey, J. H. (1999) · BMJ · doi:10.1136/bmj.319.7223.1467 · Cited by 1,416
Social consequences of psychiatric disorders, I: Educational attainment
(1995) · American Journal of Psychiatry · doi:10.1176/ajp.152.7.1026 · Cited by 1,370
Mood disorders in children and adolescents: an epidemiologic perspective
Kessler, R. C., Avenevoli, S., & Ries Merikangas, K. (2001) · Biological Psychiatry · doi:10.1016/s0006-3223(01)01129-5 · Cited by 1,181
Help-Seeking and Access to Mental Health Care in a University Student Population
Eisenberg, D., Golberstein, E., & Gollust, S. E. (2007) · Medical Care · doi:10.1097/mlr.0b013e31803bb4c1 · Cited by 1,131
Self-citationKessler, R. C. (2005) · JAMA · doi:10.1001/jama.293.20.2487 · Cited by 1,101
Cited by
Sorted by citations
Effects of COVID-19 on College Students’ Mental Health in the United States: Interview Survey Study
Son, C., Hegde, S., Smith, A., Wang, X., & Sasangohar, F. (2020) · Journal of Medical Internet Research · doi:10.2196/21279 · Cited by 2,822
Fitzpatrick, K. K., Darcy, A., & Vierhile, M. (2017) · JMIR Mental Health · doi:10.2196/mental.7785 · Cited by 2,730
“Depression and anxiety symptoms are particularly common among college students, with more than half reporting symptoms of anxiety and depression in the previous year that were so severe they had difficulty functioning [2].”
BackgroundSwannell, S. V., Martin, G. E., Page, A., Hasking, P., & St John, N. J. (2014) · Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior · doi:10.1111/sltb.12070 · Cited by 1,624
Wang, X., Hegde, S., Son, C., Keller, B., Smith, A., & Sasangohar, F. (2020) · Journal of Medical Internet Research · doi:10.2196/22817 · Cited by 1,463
College Students: Mental Health Problems and Treatment Considerations
Pedrelli, P., Nyer, M., Yeung, A., Zulauf, C., & Wilens, T. (2015) · Academic Psychiatry · doi:10.1007/s40596-014-0205-9 · Cited by 1,325
Metadata
- Authors
- Zivin, K., Eisenberg, D., Gollust, S. E., & Golberstein, E.
- Affiliations
- United States Department of Veterans Affairs (US)
- University of Michigan (US)
- University of Pennsylvania (US)
- Harvard University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Zivin, Kara
- Venue
- Journal of Affective Disorders
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2009-10
- Volume
- 117
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 180-185
- ISSN
- 0165-0327 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2004267009
- Cited by
- 784
- References
- 26
- Citations by year
- 2026: 12 · 2025: 38 · 2024: 50 · 2023: 59 · 2022: 75 · 2021: 81 · 2020: 69 · 2019: 56 · 2018: 67 · 2017: 46 · 2016: 52 · 2015: 46 · 2014: 38 · 2013: 31 · 2012: 29
- FWCI
- 27.07
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Affective Disorders (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Student Stress and Coping
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
- Keywords
- university students, mental illness, help-seeking, treatment utilization, anxiety, depression, eating disorders, self-harm, suicidal ideation, mental health services, longitudinal follow-up
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Adult, Anxiety Disorders, Feeding and Eating Disorders, Mental Disorders, Cross-Sectional Studies, Depressive Disorder, Female, Health Surveys, Humans, Longitudinal Studies, Male, Mental Health Services, Patient Acceptance of Health Care, Psychotropic Drugs, Student Health Services, Students, Suicide, Attempted, Midwestern United States, Comorbidity, Self-Injurious Behavior, Needs Assessment, Young Adult
About these checks
Registry, retraction, Cites and statistics results are computed, not judged, with one exception: a printed reference that no index lists is read once by a model before it counts as a citation error. Claims are extracted by a model and kept only when their quote appears verbatim in the text; each cited source is then checked, with a model’s help, for whether it says what the claim relies on. Those verdicts can be wrong — read the claim’s quote and the cited source before relying on one.
Statistics and arithmetic are recomputed, not judged.
Confidence bands are shown only for fields calibrated on our annotated test set. None is calibrated yet, so no band is shown.
What counts as a claim ›How we measure confidence ›How we check this ›
Are you an author, or do you see a problem with this page? Request a review
