Psychiatric comorbidities among undergraduate and graduate students attending spiritual-mind-body interventions

Autor: Micheline R. Anderson, Suza C. Scalora, Abigail Crete, Elisabeth J. Mistur, Lisa Miller
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Journal of American college health : J of ACH.
ISSN: 1940-3208
Popis: This study examined rates of positive screens for depression and posttraumatic stress and their comorbidity among undergraduate (Participants completed the PHQ-9 and the PCL-C before starting an 8-week in-person SMB wellness intervention. Elevated depression was indicated by a score of ≥10 on the PHQ-9; elevated posttraumatic stress (PTS) was indicated by a score of ≥30 on the PCL-C.There were unexpectedly high rates of posttraumatic stress among both undergraduate (39%) and graduate (32%) students without the presence of comorbid depression. A small minority of students experienced depression apart from elevated PTS symptoms. Overall, students reported high levels of clinically relevant psychopathology.On-campus wellness centers may offer an appropriate setting for the screening of trauma-related distress and depression and their comorbidity to address the psychiatric concerns of SMB wellness-seeking students.
Databáze: OpenAIRE