Majority of College Students Stressed; Many at Risk of Depression
A new poll finds the majority of college students are stressed and a significant number are at risk of depression. The Associated Press-mtvU poll found eighty-five percent of the students reported feeling stress in their daily lives in recent months, with worries about grades, school work, money and relationships the major reason. Forty-two percent said they had felt down, depressed or hopeless several days during the past two weeks, and 13 percent showed signs of being at risk for at least mild depression, based on the students’ answers to a series of questions that medical practitioners use to diagnose depressive illness. (Associated Press, 5/22/09)