Laura Braider1, Candice La Lima1, Nicholas Crimarco2, Beth Hollander3, Azure Reid-Russell4, John Kane1, Blaine Greenwald1. 1. Department of Psychiatry, Northwell Health Zucker Hillside Hospital , Glen Oaks , NY , USA. 2. Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University , New York , NY , USA. 3. Student Counseling, Adelphi University , Garden City, NY , USA. 4. Department of Psychiatry, University of Washington , Seattle , WA , USA.
Abstract
Objective: To characterize contemporary college students requiring psychiatric hospitalization. Participants and methods: Sociodemographic and diagnostic information was gathered retrospectively and analyzed from the electronic medical records (EMRs) of the consecutive inpatient hospitalizations of 905 college students admitted to a psychiatric inpatient unit. Results: Significantly more females compared to males experienced the following: more hospitalizations, more family and financial stressors, more depression, and less psychotic and bipolar disorder. The most frequent diagnosis was a depressive disorder, followed by bipolar disorder, psychotic disorder, and personality disorder, most frequently borderline personality disorder. Half of participants had comorbid diagnoses with substance abuse most common. More than two-thirds of students endorsed social or intimate relationship, academic, and family challenges as psychosocial stressors. In all, 15% of participants had repeat admissions. Conclusions: The present study provides demographic data from a sample of psychiatrically hospitalized college students. Findings can help improve screening and identification of decompensation in college students.
Objective: To characterize contemporary college students requiring psychiatric hospitalization. Participants and methods: Sociodemographic and diagnostic information was gathered retrospectively and analyzed from the electronic medical records (EMRs) of the consecutive inpatient hospitalizations of 905 college students admitted to a psychiatric inpatient unit. Results: Significantly more females compared to males experienced the following: more hospitalizations, more family and financial stressors, more depression, and less psychotic and bipolar disorder. The most frequent diagnosis was a depressive disorder, followed by bipolar disorder, psychotic disorder, and personality disorder, most frequently borderline personality disorder. Half of participants had comorbid diagnoses with substance abuse most common. More than two-thirds of students endorsed social or intimate relationship, academic, and family challenges as psychosocial stressors. In all, 15% of participants had repeat admissions. Conclusions: The present study provides demographic data from a sample of psychiatrically hospitalized college students. Findings can help improve screening and identification of decompensation in college students.
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College students; mental health; psychiatric hospitalization
Authors: Timothy I Michaels; Sonali Singal; Patricia Marcy; Marta Hauser; Laura Braider; Daniel Guinart; John M Kane Journal: J Psychiatr Res Date: 2022-04-06 Impact factor: 5.250