A Public Health Approach to Understanding the Mental Health Needs of College Students with Disabilities: Results from a National Survey

Autor/inn/en	Aguilar, Olenka; Lipson, Sarah Ketchen
Titel	A Public Health Approach to Understanding the Mental Health Needs of College Students with Disabilities: Results from a National Survey
Quelle	In: Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability, 34 (2021) 3, S.273-285 (13 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2379-7762
Schlagwörter	Students with Disabilities; Mental Health; College Students; Health Needs; Public Health; Incidence; Help Seeking; Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Access to Health Care; Barriers; Student Needs; Depression (Psychology); Anxiety; Suicide; Psychological Patterns + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Student; Students; Disability; Disabilities; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Behinderung; Psychohygiene; Collegestudent; Gesundheitswesen; Vorkommen; Help-seeking behavior; Help-seeking behaviour; Hilfe suchendes Verhalten; Psychiatrische Symptomatik; Angst; Selbstmord
Abstract	Students with disabilities are a growing population on college and university campuses across the United States. Despite this, the mental health status and service utilization of students with disabilities remain largely understudied. From a public health perspective, large-scale research is needed to understand the mental and behavioral health needs of these students and inform evidence-based intervention and prevention efforts. The purpose of this study was to estimate the prevalence of mental health symptoms and rates of mental health help-seeking in a national sample of college students with disabilities (N=6,382) and to compare these outcomes to a national sample of students without registered disabilities (N=86,966). The large and diverse sample drawn from 60 campuses provides a valuable opportunity to explore mental health variations within the population of students with disabilities. Results demonstrate that students with disabilities have significantly higher prevalence rates of mental health problems and are more likely to utilize mental health services compared to students without disabilities. Overall, students with disabilities report finances and a lack of convenience as the main reasons for accessing fewer counseling sessions. The findings of this population-level analysis can provide insight into the mental and behavioral health needs of students with disabilities. In doing so, this study can inform disability service providers and deans of students on college campuses of the significance of addressing the mental health needs of a highly vulnerable population. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Association on Higher Education and Disability. 8015 West Kenton Circle Suite 230, Huntersville, NC 28078. Tel: 704-947-7779; Fax: 704-948-7779; e-mail: JPED@ahead.org; Web site: https://www.ahead.org/professional-resources/publications/jped
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01