Depressive Symptoms and Mental Health Treatment in an Ethnoracially Diverse College Student Sample

被引：64

作者：

Herman, Steve ^{[1
]}

Archambeau, Olga G. ^{[1
]}

Deliramich, Aimee N. ^{[1
]}

Kim, Bryan S. K. ^{[1
]}

Chiu, Pearl H. ^{[2
,3
]}

Frueh, B. Christopher ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Hawaii, Dept Psychol, Hilo, HI 96720 USA

[2] Baylor Coll Med, Dept Psychiat, Houston, TX 77030 USA

[3] Baylor Coll Med, Dept Neurosci, Houston, TX 77030 USA

来源：

JOURNAL OF AMERICAN COLLEGE HEALTH | 2011年 / 59卷 / 08期

关键词：

depression; treatment utilization; disparities; ethnic and racial differences; Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression scale; HELP-SEEKING; MAJOR DEPRESSION; METAANALYSIS; DISPARITIES; ADOLESCENTS; PREVALENCE; PREDICTORS; AMERICANS; SERVICES; MOTHERS;

D O I：

10.1080/07448481.2010.529625

中图分类号：

G40 [教育学];

学科分类号：

040101 ; 120403 ;

摘要：

Objectives: To study (a) the prevalence of depressive symptoms and (b) the utilization of mental health treatment in an ethnoracially diverse sample consisting primarily of Asian Americans, European Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders. Participants: Five hundred eighty-nine college students. Method: A questionnaire packet that included the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale (CES-D) was administered to students in introductory psychology courses. Results: (a) There were no differences among ethnoracial groups in levels of depressive symptoms as measured by the CES-D; (b) 71% of participants with high levels of depressive symptoms had not received any mental health treatment in the previous 12 months; and (c) European Americans were 3.7 times more likely to have received mental health treatment in the previous 12 months than other students. Conclusion: Outreach efforts designed to improve utilization of mental health treatment services by depressed college students, especially by members of ethnoracial minority groups, should be increased.

引用

页码：715 / 720

页数：6