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Record Level of Stress Found in College Freshmen

New York Times

January 27, 2011

In the survey, "The American Freshman: National Norms Fall 2010," the percentage of students rating themselves as "below average" in emotional health rose. Meanwhile, the percentage of students who said their emotional health was above average fell to 52 percent. Campus counselors say the survey results are the latest evidence of what they see every day in their offices - students who are depressed, under stress and using psychiatric medication, prescribed even before they came to college. The economy has only added to the stress, not just because of financial pressures on their parents but also because the students are worried about their own college debt and job prospects when they graduate.

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