TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2017//
TI  - Mental health treatment seeking among veteran and civilian community college students
JO  - Psychiatric services
A1  - Valenstein, Marcia
A1  - Eisenberg, Daniel
A1  - Lu, Liya
A1  - Hunt, Justin B.
A1  - Curran, Geoffrey M.
A1  - Fortney, John C.
SP  - 851
EP  - 855
VL  - 68
IS  - 8
N2  - OBJECTIVE: A Web-based survey examined treatment seeking among community college students to inform the design of engagement interventions. <br><br>METHODS: Veteran and civilian community college students (N=765) were screened for mental disorders and reported perceptions of treatment need, effectiveness, and stigma, as well as service use. Regression analysis identified predictors of pharmacotherapy and psychotherapy use. <br><br>RESULTS: Of the 511 students who screened positive for a current mental disorder or reported a perceived need for treatment (149 veterans and 362 civilians), 30% reported past-year use of psychotropic medications. Predictors were perceived treatment need (odds ratio [OR]=7.81, p<.001) and the perception that psychotropic medications are effective (OR=3.38, p=.012). Eleven percent of participants reported past-year psychotherapy use, and predictors were a positive screen for posttraumatic stress disorder (OR=2.78, p=.04) and poorer financial status. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Modifiable barriers, including perceived need for and effectiveness of treatment, were correlated with pharmacotherapy use and should be targeted by engagement interventions.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1075-2730
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201600240
ID  - ref1
ER  -