{"id":5919,"date":"2011-09-14T06:27:07","date_gmt":"2011-09-14T10:27:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/beyondblue\/?p=5919"},"modified":"2011-08-20T19:27:53","modified_gmt":"2011-08-20T23:27:53","slug":"statistics-you-should-know-about-college-depression","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/beyondblue\/2011\/09\/statistics-you-should-know-about-college-depression.html","title":{"rendered":"Statistics You Should Know About College Depression"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"diploma.jpg\"<\/span>Since it is going back-to-school season, I thought I’d educate you on some alarming statistics about depression among college students. Here are the facts, just the facts:<\/p>\n

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* One out of every five young people and one out of ever four college students or adults suffers from some form of diagnosable mental illness.<\/p>\n

* About 19 precent of young people contemplate or attempt suicide each year.<\/p>\n

* Suicide is the third leading cause of death among people ages 15-24, and the second leading cause of death in college students ages 20-24.<\/p>\n

* Over 66 percent of young people with a substance use disorder have a co-occurring mental health problem.<\/p>\n

* Teens diagnosed with depression are five times more likely to attempt suicide than adults.
\n* Over two-thirds of young people do not talk about or seek help for mental health problems.<\/p>\n

* 44 percent of American college students reported feeling symptoms of depression.<\/p>\n

* From 1980 to 1986, the suicide rate for African-American males ages 15-19 increased more than 100 percent.<\/p>\n

* Four out of every five young people that contemplate or attempt suicide exhibit clear warning signs.<\/p>\n

* 80-90 percent of people that seek the necessary form of mental health treatment can function the way they used to.<\/p>\n

* Stereotypes are one of the largest barriers preventing young people from seeking the help they need.<\/p>\n

* An estimated 5 million young females suffer from eating disorders each year, and eating disorders are the deadliest mental illness, claiming more lives than any other illness.<\/p>\n

* Click here to subscribe to Beyond Blue<\/b><\/a> and click here to follow Therese on Twitter<\/b><\/a> and click here to join Group Beyond Blue<\/b><\/a>, a depression support group. Now stop clicking.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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