Percentage of U.S. college students with depression in 2022-2023

A survey of college students in the United States in 2022-2023 found that around 41 percent had symptoms of depression. Symptoms of depression vary in severity and can include a loss of interest/pleasure in things once found enjoyable, feelings of sadness and hopelessness, fatigue, changes in sleep, and thoughts of death or suicide. Mental health among college studentsDue to the life changes and stress that often come with attending college, mental health problems are not unusual among college students. The most common mental health problems college students have been diagnosed with are anxiety disorders and depression. Fortunately, these are two of the most treatable forms of mental illness, with psychotherapy and/or medications the most frequent means of treatment. However, barriers to access mental health services persist, with around 21 percent of college students stating that in the past year financial reasons caused them to receive fewer services for their mental or emotional health than they would have otherwise received.Depression in the United StatesDepression is not only a problem among college students but affects people of all ages. In 2021, around nine percent of those aged 26 to 49 years in the United States reported a major depressive episode in the past year. Depression in the United States is more prevalent among females than males, but suicide is almost four times more common among males than females. Death rates due to suicide in the U.S. have increased for both genders in the past few years, highlighting the issue of depression and other mental health disorders and the need for easy access to mental health services.

2022-2023年度对美国大学生进行的一项调查显示，约41%的学生表现出抑郁症状。抑郁症状的严重程度各异，可能包括对曾经令人愉悦的事物失去兴趣或快乐感，感到悲伤和绝望，疲劳，睡眠模式改变，以及对死亡或自杀的思考。由于大学生活中的生活变化和压力，心理健康问题在大学生中并不罕见。大学生最常见的心理健康问题是被诊断为焦虑障碍和抑郁。幸运的是，这两种都是治疗难度较低的疾病，心理治疗和/或药物治疗是最常见的治疗方法。然而，获取心理健康服务的障碍依然存在，大约有21%的大学生表示，在过去一年中，由于经济原因，他们接受的心理或情感健康服务比他们本应获得的要少。在美国，抑郁问题不仅困扰着大学生，影响着各个年龄段的人群。2021年，美国26至49岁人群中，约9%的人在过去一年内报告了重度抑郁发作。在美国，抑郁症在女性中比在男性中更为普遍，但男性的自杀率几乎是女性的四倍。过去几年，美国因自杀导致的死亡率在男女两性中都有所上升，这一现象突显了抑郁以及其他心理健康障碍问题，以及获取心理健康服务的便捷性需求。