College can be a very stressful time for many young people as they transition into adult hood. Sometimes the stress can be so much it can often lead into depression. With depression, a person may not show any signs on the outside, but could be begging for help on the inside. With depression, a person may result to self- harm. Factors that may affect chances of self- injury include academic status, alcohol use, and drug use. One big reason researchers believe that college students may be depressed and lead to self-harm would be because of their academic status. Earlier studies believed that undergrad students were more at risk than graduate students (Gollust et al., 2008). In recent studies, 17% to 38% of college students have self-injured in their life (Gratz, Conrad, and Roemer, 2002). (Whitlock et al., 2008) found there were no differences in the rate of …show more content…
College students have higher alcohol rates than adults that are not in college (Ham & Hope, 2003; Hingson, Heeren, Winter, & Wechsler, 2005). Frequent binge drinking is lower for someone who has major depression (Cranford, Eisenberg, and Serras, 2009). One research showed that 25% of teens ages 18-20 had been drinking alcohol before committing suicide (Kaplan et al., 2014). Young people often believe that drinking alcohol will make all their problems disappear, when in reality it can only make them worse. Alcohol can cause many other problems that can lead to depression including family problems, problems with peers, and also cause trouble in school. In this study, they interviewed 5,689 students. The researchers had them answer different question related to depression and self-harm. With this study, 13.7% of participants said they binge drink and it showed that binge drinking is related to depression and self-harm. (Cook, Heath, & Thompson, 2000; McCabe et al., 2007; Reifman, Watson, & McCourt, 2006; Wechsler et al.,
“80 percent of teen-agers have tried alcohol, and that alcohol was a contributing factor in the top three causes of death among teens: accidents, homicide and suicide” (Underage, CNN.com pg 3). Students may use drinking as a form of socializing, but is it really as good as it seems? The tradition of drinking has developed into a kind of “culture” fixed in every level of the college student environment. Customs handed down through generations of college drinkers reinforce students' expectation that alcohol is a necessary ingredient for social success. These perceptions of drinking are the going to ruin the lives of the students because it will lead to the development alcoholism. College students who drink a lot, while in a college environment, will damage themselves mentally, physically, and socially later in life, because alcohol adversely affects the brain, the liver, and the drinkers behavior.
When students become depressed, they may use stimulants to get their minds off studies they need to focus on which will endanger mental and physical health even more than just being sleep deprived. If students are not in the correct state of mind, they might assume drugs or alcohol will cure the mental pain they are in because of the amount of stress they have. Unfortunately, alcohol, adderall, and other drugs are commonly used among students who believe they need an extra boost to perform to the best of their ability, so they think these stimulants are the only way to help them accomplish the goals they wish to obtain. If students are intoxicated or on drugs, this could play a role in suicide because these individuals do not understand how much harm they are doing to their
As students everything we achieved leads us to the path into college; everything the students worked for from k-12 pays off the moment they receive that acceptance letter. In today’s society succeeding in college is the key to live the ideal life. Truth is students will face obstacles in college, which can cause failure. One of the main factors is stress, 8/10 students in a college would frequently experiences daily (stress.org). Anxiety Depression Association of America’s Study showed 34 percent of students in a college would feel depressed, 13 percent are diagnosed with mental conditions such as depression, or anxiety, and 9 percent had considered suicide. When facing problems like this student choose to use painkiller, or other non-prescribed
Starting college can be a stressful time for any adolescent. For students suffering from depression it can be a traumatic experience. Worlds feel turned upside down. Even for those who manage to “cope,” pressures can cause these students to feel overwhelmed.
Using fear, while not aggressively, Silveri highlights the fact that excessive alcohol consumption is the third leading leading cause of preventable death. The author discusses this topic in a way that seems to be to scare anybody she is trying to convince. A mother reading this could worry about her daughter, or a young man in college who drinks often could take his drinking habits far more seriously after reading something like that. Also, ending the article on an optimistic note, she allows the reader to have some hope. Silveri mentions the reduction of maladaptive alcohol use through better recognition of the negative tendencies that comes with alcohol abuse in adolescents. (Adolescent Brain Development and Underage Drinking in the United States: Identifying Risks of Alcohol Use in College
We all know what it is like to wake up in the morning, with our head aching, and our body feeling like it was just hit by a train. College students world wide know this feeling. These are the results of binge drinking. The question of why college students continue to submit themselves to alcohol is unknown. While many reasons are given, the cause generally falls into one of three categories, peer pressure, insecurity, or to help solve there problems. But the one thing students don’t realize are the consequences and effects that binge drinking can have, health and social problems are just a few.
Nancy D. Brener and Lisa Cohen Barrios from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and Sohela Sabur Hassan from the University of Texas at Houston conducted this experiment to see what percentage of college undergraduate students had contemplated suicide within the past 12 months. A survey was sent to a nationally representative sample of undergraduate students to assess the correlation between substance abuse and suicidal ideation. This was the first study to examine such behavior of a nationally representative sample.
It is known that depression is a growing issue, but the question is why it is continuing to affect more and more people, specifically students. It is difficult to pinpoint a specific cause when there are so many theories as to what exactly causes depression. Some argue that it is genetic while others say it is a result of too much stress. This is not to say that there is only one cause of depression, but there has to be a reason why the number of depressed students has been increasing in the recent years.
One of the biggest problems with educational institutions in the United States is alcohol abuse among college students. College students across the United States including Georgia Southern University end up missing class, having unprotected sex, damaging property, and getting injured as a result of abusing alcohol. Also the health risks involved with binge or excessive drinking is very prevalent and risky for any college student who chooses to abuse alcohol. Besides alcohol poisoning, there are many cancers and diseases associated with alcohol abuse that ultimately lead to death. Liver cancer, breast cancer, and skin cancer can all be associated with alcohol abuse (Drinking: A Students Guide, 2001). Also heart and liver disease can be associated with alcohol abuse (Drinking: A Students Guide, 2001). Ultimately the over all wellness among Colleges and Universities in the United States drops dramatically when alcohol is abused. The abuse of alcohol among college students has a direct co...
Styer, Denise M. "An Understanding of Self-Injury and Suicide." Prevention Researcher Integrated Research Services, Inc., Vol. 13, Supplement. Dec. 2006: 10-12. SIRS Issues Researcher. Web. 16 Apr. 2014. .
Some say that the teenage years are one of the most challenging and trying times in an individual’s life. Many changes take place, both emotionally and physically, which sometimes can give the feeling of excitement… or in other cases… complete confusion and utter turmoil. Because emotions tend to run high during this period of life due to hormones, some teens resort to an unhealthy way of coping to deal with their emotional pain. This unhealthy way of dealing with emotional pain is also known as self injury. Self injury (or self harm) is widely known to take place during the teenage years up until the early years of adulthood (ages 14-24)when judgments become more defined, criticism becomes harsher, and limits are tested. The transition from childhood to adulthood may sound exciting and adventurous to some, but to others, it’s a nightmare they wish they could wake up from.
A young anonymous college freshman tells a story of the depression she faced throughout her first semester of college, through the transition and her roommate issues. Not only did it occur during her first semester, but through her second as well. Unfortunately, the depression overtook her life to the point of her desire to commit suicide. Luckily, she changed her mind in the last second and saved herself (Reachout.com). This young student is not just one of few depressed college students, but she is one of many. Colleges must take more responsibility of mental health issues, like depression, by researching the causes and effects while discovering beneficial treatments that promote the students’ overall well being.
Depression and anxiety among college students is something that experts have focused on for the past twenty years. The information they have been gathering ranges from the different stressors of college life to the effects of one's culture on how they deal with depression or anxiety symptoms. They have identified a few core characteristics of depression and thoughts of suicide. These are both serious concepts that people need to seek help for. It is important for students to reach out to friends, family, or professionals to support them during this time.
academic failure, financial stableness, not reaching the goal that is desired and many more. According to the National Association for Suicide Prevention everyone has different reasons for being depressed and the extent of that depression will also vary from person to person. Some common causes of depression that have been found to lead to college suicide are not feeling loved or understood, the feeling of rejection, trouble with friends and family, or the feeling of being “no good”, and not reaching the academic standards (42). Kay Jamison, a professor of psychiatry at Johns Hopkins University said in the Universi...
Some students admitted to hurting themselves on purpose because of being stressed or upset by banging their head or body on an object, cutting themselves, stabbing themselves, as well as hitting, biting, or burning themselves (Blazer, 2010). When the effects of the pressure and stress on students is this drastic, it is extremely important that something is done about it. Its time that students were encouraged to become well-rounded individuals instead of focusing on having a perfect GPA. Its time to make school something that the students can look back on and think that it was a meaningful time where they learned a lot about life instead of a time where they thought they would have a break down because they got a low score on a test. School should be a time to make mistakes in a safe environment that they can learn from, not a place where they are petrified to make a mistake for fear of retribution on their grade cards.