TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2020//
TI  - A nationally representative sample of veteran and matched non-veteran college students: mental health symptoms, suicidal ideation, and mental health treatment
JO  - Journal of American college health
A1  - Valenstein, Marcia
A1  - Clive, Rebecca
A1  - Ganoczy, Dara
A1  - Garlick, James
A1  - Walters, Heather M.
A1  - West, Brady Thomas
A1  - Kim, Hyungjin M.
A1  - Eisenberg, Daniel
A1  - Bohnert, Kipling M.
A1  - DesJardins, Stephen L.
A1  - Zivin, Kara
A1  - Lepkowski, James
A1  - Pfeiffer, Paul N.
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - OBJECTIVE: To assess mental health symptoms, suicidal ideation/behaviors, and treatment among a nationally representative probability sample of student veterans. Participants: Student veterans enrolled in post-secondary educational institutions and matched comparison students. <br><br>METHODS: Sampled participants completed an online survey (n = 1,838). Analyses accounted for the complex sample design and non-response. <br><br>RESULTS: Substantial percentages of student veterans screened positive for: depression (36.9%, 95% CI: 31.1-42.7), PTSD (35.7%, 95% CI 29.9-41.5), anxiety (29.5%, 95% CI 26.8-32.2), and suicidal ideation (14.6%, 95% CI 12.1-17.1), with student veterans having odds ratios between 1.7 to 2.4 for positive screens compared to non-veteran students. Only 41.5% (95% CI 33.0-50.0) of student veterans with positive screens received treatment, although they had 50% higher odds of receiving treatment than non-veteran students. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Student veterans have high rates of mental health symptoms and low rates of treatment. However, they are more likely to receive treatment than comparison students.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0744-8481
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2020.1753751
ID  - ref1
ER  -