%0 Journal Article
%T Help seeking and mental health service utilization among college students with a history of suicide ideation
%J Psychiatric services
%D 2011
%A Arria, Amelia M.
%A Winick, Emily R.
%A Garnier-Dykstra, Laura M.
%A Vincent, Kathryn B.
%A Caldeira, Kimberly M.
%A Wilcox, Holly C.
%A O'Grady, Kevin E.
%V 62
%N 12
%P 1510-1513
%X 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>
%G en
%I American Psychiatric Association
%@ 1075-2730
%U http://dx.doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.005562010