E. Weiner et J. Weiner, UNIVERSITY-STUDENTS WITH PSYCHIATRIC-ILLNESS - FACTORS INVOLVED IN THE DECISION TO WITHDRAW FROM THEIR STUDIES, Psychiatric rehabilitation journal, 20(4), 1997, pp. 88-91
Due to the unpredictability of various mental illness, some postsecond
ary students with psychiatric disorders may have to withdraw from thei
r university courses, albeit temporarily. This study begins to look at
the process involved in the decision to withdraw. Eight students at a
n urban Canadian university were interviewed to ascertain their specif
ic reasons for deciding to withdraw, and to determine whether the univ
ersity could have intervened to prevent these withdrawals. Overwhelmin
gly, the students responded that in spite of the provision of appropri
ate educational accomodations, when their mental health deteriorated,
their academic concerns became a secondary issue.