MENTAL HEALTH AND COLLEGE STUDENTS

College students can easily feel anxious trying to balance school, work, friends and family while also trying to figure out the rest of their lives.

Anxiety disorders are one of the most common mental health problems on college campuses.

U.S. adults suffer from an anxiety disorder and 75 percent of them experience their Forty million first episode of anxiety by the age of 22.

of college students of college students reported that stress reported they had felt had negatively affected overwhelmed by 30% their academic 85% everything they had to performance.1 do at some point within the past year.1

stated anxiety as the of college students top presenting reported they were concern among taking psychotropic 41.6% college students.2 24.5% medication.2

Most college and university campuses have mental health FIND HELP resources available for students. ON-CAMPUS OFF-CAMPUS

• Visit your campus health or • Visit your family physician, who counseling center and ask may be able to treat you or refer about their counseling you to a professional who services. specializes in the specific disorder. • Call the psychology or behavioral health department • Confide in a parent or relative. and ask about counseling Ask him or her to support your sessions with graduate efforts in finding help. students. • Search the ADAA "Find a • Visit your school’s chaplain, Therapist" database for a mental religious or spiritual leader. health professional in your area.

• Confide in a friend, RA, • Find a local support group. professor or mentor. Ask him Many counseling centers, or her to go with you to seek hospitals, community centers, professional help. and places of worship run or host support groups.

Learn more about mental health and college students at: www.adaa.org

1. 2015 National College Health Assessment 2. 2013 Association for University and College Counseling Center Directors Survey