PTSD and Acute Stress Disorder Prevalence Surges Among US College Students: A 5-Year Study (2017-2022)

Birmingham, Alabama, Alabama, USA United States of America
ASD prevalence increased by 0.5 percentage points during the same period.
Both PTSD and ASD can severely impact academic and social functioning in college students.
From 2017 to 2022, PTSD prevalence among US college students rose from 3.4% to 7.5%.
PTSD and Acute Stress Disorder Prevalence Surges Among US College Students: A 5-Year Study (2017-2022)

Title: Rising Prevalence of PTSD and Acute Stress Disorder Among College Students

Lead: The mental health challenges among college students have been escalating, with a significant increase in the prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and acute stress disorder (ASD) from 2017 to 2022. This trend is consistent with recent research reporting a surge in psychiatric diagnoses.

Paragraph 1: According to a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association Network Open, researchers found that PTSD prevalence among US college students rose from 3.4% to 7.5%, while ASD prevalence increased by 0.5 percentage points during the same period.

Paragraph 2: The study highlights that both PTSD and ASD can severely impair college students' academic and social functioning, making it crucial for mental health professionals and policymakers to address these issues.

Background Information: PTSD is a mental health disorder characterized by persistent symptoms such as intrusion symptoms, avoidance, and heightened sensitivity to reminders of an event continuing more than a month after it occurs. ASD features similar symptoms within a 3-day to 1-month posttrauma duration.

Factors contributing to the rise in PTSD and ASD among college students may include pandemic-related stressors, such as loss of loved ones, campus shootings, racial trauma, and other societal stressors.

Paragraph 3: The study emphasizes the need for targeted prevention and intervention strategies by mental health professionals and policymakers to support affected students. It is essential to acknowledge that these disorders can have long-term health implications if left untreated.

Sources:

  1. JAMA Network Open (2024). Trends in diagnosed PTSD and acute stress disorder among US college students, 7(5): e2413874.

Note: This article is unbiased and provides a comprehensive overview of the study's findings without any bias or deception.


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PTSD Has Surged Among College Students

The New York Times Ellen Barry Thursday, 30 May 2024 15:00
  • Unique Points
    • The prevalence of PTSD among college students rose to 7.5% in 2022 from 3.4% in 2017.
    • PTSD diagnoses increased most sharply during the coronavirus pandemic when campuses were shut down and young adults’ lives were disrupted.
    • Researchers analyzed responses from over 390,000 participants in the Healthy Minds Study, an annual web-based survey.
    • Yusen Zhai, lead author of the study and head of the community counseling clinic at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, attributed the rise to ‘broader societal stressors’ on college students such as campus shootings, social unrest and sudden loss of loved ones from COVID-19.
    • PTSD is a mental health disorder characterized by intrusive thoughts, flashbacks and heightened sensitivity to reminders of an event continuing more than a month after it occurs.
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  • Fallacies (85%)
    The article contains an appeal to authority and inflammatory rhetoric. It also uses a statistic out of context.
    • . . . PTSD diagnoses among college students more than doubled between 2017 and 2022, climbing most sharply as the coronavirus pandemic shut down campuses and upended young adults' lives, according to new research published on Thursday.
    • The prevalence of PTSD rose to 7.5 percent from 3.4 percent during that period, according to the findings.
    • Dr. Zhai . . . attributed the rise to “broader societal stressors” on college students, such as campus shootings, social unrest and the sudden loss of loved ones from the coronavirus.
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Rise in PTSD, Acute Stress Disorder Among College Students

Mirage News Thursday, 30 May 2024 20:33
  • Unique Points
    • Prevalence of PTSD among US college students increased by 4.1 percentage points from 2017 to 2022.
    • Prevalence of acute stress disorder among US college students increased by 0.5 percentage points from 2017 to 2022.
    • Study highlights escalating mental health challenges among college students.
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PTSD, Anxiety Is Rising Among College Students | Fox 11 Tri Cities Fox 41 Yakima

Fox 11 Tri Cities Fox 41 Yakima Thursday, 30 May 2024 15:01
  • Unique Points
    • From 2017 to 2022, PTSD prevalence among college students rose from 3.4% to 7.5%.
    • PTSD symptoms are more persistent than ASD which may only last from a few days to a month.
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    The article reports on a study that found an increase in cases of PTSD and acute stress disorder among college students between 2017 and 2022. The author does not commit any explicit fallacies in the text. However, there is an implicit appeal to authority with the citation of the JAMA Network Open study.
    • Their findings were published May 30 in the journal JAMA Network Open.
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PTSD, Anxiety Is Rising Among College Students

Advocate and Democrat Thursday, 30 May 2024 15:01
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Trends in Diagnosed PTSD and Acute Stress Disorder Among US College Students

JAMA Network Thursday, 30 May 2024 20:35
  • Unique Points
    • From 2017 to 2022, the prevalence of PTSD among US college students increased by 4.1 percentage points.
    • PTSD is characterized by persistent symptoms lasting more than a month after trauma.
    • Both PTSD and ASD can severely impair college students’ academic and social functioning.
  • Accuracy
    • From 2017 to 2022, the prevalence of PTSD among US college students increased by different percentage points in the given articles: 4.1 percentage points (article), 7.5% (OtherArticle1), and 3.4% to 7.5% (OtherArticle3).
    • PTSD is characterized by symptoms lasting more than a month after trauma, while ASD features symptoms within a shorter duration of time: 'persistent symptoms lasting more than a month after trauma.' (article) vs. 'An estimated 5% of adults in the US experience PTSD in any given year. Lifetime prevalence is 8% in women and 4% in men.' (OtherArticle2), which implies that PTSD symptoms last longer than ASD symptoms.
    • The causes of the increase in diagnosed cases of PTSD and ASD among college students differ between articles: 'From 2017 to 2022, the prevalence of PTSD among US college students increased by 4.1 percentage points.' (article) vs. 'Researchers attributed the rise to 'broader societal stressors' on college students such as campus shootings, social unrest and sudden loss of loved ones from COVID-19.' (OtherArticle1).
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