Shayla Carroll
Mark S. Salzer, PhD
2. Salzer, M. "A Comparative Study of Campus Experiences of College Students With Mental Illnesses Versus a General College Sample."Journal of American College Health, Vol. 60, No.1, 2012.
3. The research article examined college students with mental illness compared to student norms using a questionnaire. The article began by giving statistics, such as 85% of students with mental illness withdraw from college in relation to the 45% for the general student population. The questionnaire given to 499 students included demographic questions, psychiatric history, and questions regarding campus engagement and experiences. This research article concluded that both students with and without mental illness face the same college struggles. These struggles include tuition payments, academic stress, and lack of confidence. However, students with mental illness such as depression and anxiety showed greater problems when it came to these stressors. Because of such a high negative impact, these students were more likely to drop out of college. After dropping out of college, it was likely that these students never received help for their mental illness. This puts them at risk for being on unemployment.
4. Mark Salzer received his Postdoctoral fellowship in mental health services research at Vanderbilt University, has a Ph.D. in clinical psychology, and a bachelors in Psychology and Sociology. He currently is a professor and chair of the department of rehabilitation sciences at Temple University. He has received degrees and worked in four prestigious universities, which include Vanderbilt University, University of Illinois, Yale School of medicine, and the University of Wisconsin. He has plenty of experience in both the clinical and research side of psychology. Salzer has published more than 80 articles in this area, as well as given more than 200 presentations around the world.
5. Two key terms in this article are campus engagement and stigma. Campus engagement is the extent to which the students develop positive relationships with others on campus, and engage in activities, clubs, etc. Stigma is mentioned in this article because of the fear some students have of reaching out for help for mental illness. Fear of being stigmatized is something that can keep students from not receiving help, and leading them to drop out.
6. "This is borne out by findings that students with mental illnesses do not seek accommodations because they fear being stigmatized by faculty, are concerned about experiencing discrimination, and report that faculty can be uncooperative or unreceptive to the requests" (2). This is important because it can prevent students from receiving help. Uncooperative and unreceptive can refer to many different issues on behalf of the counseling center.
"Eighty-six percent of students with mental illnesses withdraw from college prior to completing their degree6 compared to a 45% withdrawal rate for the general student population.7 College campuses around the country are struggling with how to address the needs of these students,8,9 with some arguing that we have reached a “campus mental health crisis" (Pg. 1). My paper will hopefully be able to address this quote and the mental health crisis this article speaks of.
"Fairly robust findings show strong relationships between student engagement on campus and academic outcomes and retention. Applying this normative engagement framework to understand the experiences of students with mental illnesses might partly explain the academic challenges and stress these students experience, resulting in a greater likelihood of withdrawal" (pg. 1-2). This quote is the main focus of this research paper and I plan to use it in my paper. As the likelihood of withdrawal increases, colleges will lose out on their high retention rate, which is what Novotney spoke about in her article.
7. I plan to end my paper discussing the importance of retention to every college. With that being said, this study shows that students with mental health issues are more likely to drop out compared to the average student. If these students do not receive help for their mental illnesses (knowing that depression an anxiety are the most prevalent) they are more likely to drop out, causing retention rates to be lowered. The way to keep them from dropping out would be to implement all of the possible solutions to this issue of an increased waiting list for counseling centers. These solutions, as previously described, include technologies, group therapy, and more awareness.
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