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Stress in College
Issue date: 10/5/06 Section: News
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- Seventy-seven percent of college juniors reported feeling depressed either "frequently" or "occasionally" during the past year compared to 61 percent who reported those feelings when they first entered college. (UCLA, 2004)
- The number of students who rate their emotional health as either "below average" or in the "bottom 10 percent" more than doubled (from 6 to 14 percent) between their freshman and junior years. (UCLA, 2004)
- About a third of college students (32 percent) report that stress impedes their academic performance. Fifteen percent report that depression and anxiety are impediments to their academic performance. (ACHA, 2004)
- About one student in five report that they have sought personal counseling since entering college. (UCLA, 2004)
- Nearly 15 percent of college students have been diagnosed with depression. (ACHA, 2004)
- Seven percent of college students have an anxiety disorder. (NIMH, 2000)
- Up to 2 percent of all college-age women have bulimia nervosa. (NEDA, 2004)
- Almost 4 percent of females will have anorexia at some point during their lifetime. (NIMH, 2004)
- The number of students who rate their emotional health as either "below average" or in the "bottom 10 percent" more than doubled (from 6 to 14 percent) between their freshman and junior years. (UCLA, 2004)
- About a third of college students (32 percent) report that stress impedes their academic performance. Fifteen percent report that depression and anxiety are impediments to their academic performance. (ACHA, 2004)
- About one student in five report that they have sought personal counseling since entering college. (UCLA, 2004)
- Nearly 15 percent of college students have been diagnosed with depression. (ACHA, 2004)
- Seven percent of college students have an anxiety disorder. (NIMH, 2000)
- Up to 2 percent of all college-age women have bulimia nervosa. (NEDA, 2004)
- Almost 4 percent of females will have anorexia at some point during their lifetime. (NIMH, 2004)
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