@article{ref1,
title="Help seeking and mental health service utilization among college students with a history of suicide ideation",
journal="Psychiatric services",
year="2011",
author="Arria, Amelia M. and Winick, Emily R. and Garnier-Dykstra, Laura M. and Vincent, Kathryn B. and Caldeira, Kimberly M. and Wilcox, Holly C. and O'Grady, Kevin E.",
volume="62",
number="12",
pages="1510-1513",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: This study examined help seeking among 158 college students with a lifetime history of suicide ideation. METHODS: Students were interviewed about episodes of psychological distress, formal treatment, and informal help seeking during adolescence and college. RESULTS: Of the 151 students reporting any lifetime episodes of distress, 62% experienced the first episode in adolescence, and 54% had episodes in both adolescence and young adulthood. Overall, 87% received informal help, 73% received formal treatment, and 61% received both. Among the 149 who ever sought help or treatment, the most commonly reported sources of help were family (65%), friends (54%), psychiatrists (38%), and psychologists (33%). Of the 94 individuals who experienced suicide ideation in college, 44% did not seek treatment during young adulthood. Treatment barriers reflected ambivalence about treatment need or effectiveness, stigma, and financial concerns. CONCLUSIONS: Most students had some contact with treatment, but family and friends might be important gatekeepers for facilitating treatment access. (Psychiatric Services 62:1510-1513, 2011).<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1075-2730",
doi="10.1176/appi.ps.005562010",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.005562010"
}