Suicide and depression among college students: A decade later

Are suicidal thoughts and depression increasing or decreasing among college students? What life circumstances are the most critical to explore with de pressed or suicidal college students? This article focuses on the rate of s elf-assessed depression and suicide among college students and examines con tributing factors and help-seeking behavior. Results of our study indicated that 53% of the sample stated that they experienced depression since begin ning college, with 9% reporting that they had considered committing suicide since beginning college. Suggestions for college mental health practitione rs related to programming, prevention, and psychoeducation are described.