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The Lived Experience Of College Sudents Who Have Been Medicated With Antidepressants, Pamela Joan Aselton
The Lived Experience Of College Sudents Who Have Been Medicated With Antidepressants, Pamela Joan Aselton
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Increasingly in the last two decades college students have been diagnosed with depression, with estimates of major depression higher than the general population (American Psychiatric Association {APA}, 2005). According to the literature, the stresses of college life along with increased rates of substance abuse, and binge drinking have contributed to the rise in depression in this population. In a large survey of American college students, over half reported some depression since entering college (National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse {NCASA}, 2003). Correspondingly, the percentage of young people treated with antidepressants has grown over the past decade, and there is …