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Life Experiences Of First-Year College Students Who Resided With A Parent Experiencing Depression, Jasmine Olshin
Life Experiences Of First-Year College Students Who Resided With A Parent Experiencing Depression, Jasmine Olshin
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Depression is one of the most prevalent mental illnesses in the United States (US), and a significant number of depressed adults are parents to children who depend on them for care and nurturing. Research on parental depression (PD) focuses predominantly on its impacts on children and adolescents and has shown many negative outcomes as well as a predisposition to developing depression themselves. The literature on the impact of parental depression on young adults and college students is scant. Young adults (ages 18- 25) experience the highest rates of depression, and many of these individuals enter college where they are continuing …