Journal Article

Postsecondary campuses responding to record anxiety and depression levels

Glauser, Wendy

2017

Overview

For many university and college students, the initial excitement of the school year quickly gives way to the stress of assignments and midterms. Across Canada, universities and colleges are scrambling to respond to record anxiety and depression levels. There's the general way students feel it's overwhelming at times to be at university, but when you start to look at anxiety or depression that's to the point it's difficult to function, that's still a lot of people, said Debbie Bruckner, senior director of student wellness at the University of Calgary. The growth is due partly to increased stress of postsecondary schooling. \"The climate on campuses is different now than 20 years ago,\" said Bruckner. \"There's a greater financial cost and greater expectations.\" Reduced stigma about mental health and students' growing awareness about the importance of intervention is also driving demand for mental health services.

• Publisher: Elsevier Inc,Joule Inc,CMA Impact, Inc
• Subject: Anxiety / Anxiety - diagnosis / Anxiety - epidemiology / Anxiety - etiology / Anxiety - therapy / Canada - epidemiology / College campuses / Colleges & universities / Counseling / Depression (Mood disorder) / Depression - diagnosis / Depression - epidemiology / Depression - etiology / Depression - therapy / Funding / Health aspects / Health services / Humans / Mental depression / Mental health / Mental Health Services - organization & administration / Stress / Student Health Services - methods / Student Health Services - organization & administration / Students / Students - psychology / Universities