TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2021//
TI  - Depression and anxiety among college students: understanding the impact on grade average and differences in gender and ethnicity
JO  - Journal of American college health
A1  - Asher BlackDeer, Autumn
A1  - Patterson Silver Wolf, David A.
A1  - Maguin, Eugene
A1  - Beeler-Stinn, Sara
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - OBJECTIVE: Psychiatric disorders, such as depression and anxiety, can hinder academic performance among college-age individuals. Participants: Mental health among college students is a growing public health concern, with some scholars describing collegiate mental health as a crisis (Chen et al., Psychiatr Serv. 2019;70(6):442-449). <br><br>METHODS: This study analyzes data from four annual administrations of the American College Health Association (ACHA)'S NCHA (n = 117,430). <br><br>RESULTS: Overall, anxiety and depression were the most common conditions, at 9.2% and 8.7%, respectively. Of students reporting the focal symptom, 17.87% were treated for depression and 12.91% were treated for anxiety. Compared to not-treated students, diagnosed only students, had significantly lower grade averages, with effect sizes of -0.30 and -0.20 for depression and anxiety, respectively. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Given the prevalence of depression and anxiety among college-aged students, continued research into help seeking behaviors and their effects on outcomes like grade average is an essential part of understanding the toll these disorders take.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0744-8481
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2021.1920954
ID  - ref1
ER  -