Prevalence of probable XXXX and help-seeking behaviors among veteran and non-veteran community college students.

@entity308 @entity148 @entity1005 @entity146
OBJECTIVE: Millions of disadvantaged youth and returning veterans are enrolled in community colleges. Our objective was to determine the prevalence of @entity146 and help-seeking behaviors among community college students. METHODS: Veterans (n=211) and non-veterans (n=554) were recruited from 11 community colleges and administered screeners for @entity308 (PHQ-9), generalized @entity148 (GAD-7), @entity1005 (PC- @entity1005 ), non-lethal self-injury, suicide ideation and suicide intent. The survey also asked about the perceived need for, barriers to and utilization of services. Regression analysis was used to compare prevalence between non-veterans and veterans adjusting for non-modifiable factors (age, gender and race/ethnicity). RESULTS: A large proportion of student veterans and non-veterans screened positive and unadjusted bivariate comparisons indicated that student veterans had a significantly higher prevalence of positive @entity308 screens (33.1% versus 19.5%, P<.01), positive @entity1005 screens (25.7% versus 12.6%, P<.01) and suicide ideation (19.2% versus 10.6%, P=.01). Adjusting for age, gender and race/ethnicity, veterans were significantly more likely than non-veterans to screen positive for @entity308 (OR=2.10, P=.01) and suicide ideation (OR=2.31, P=.03). Student veterans had significantly higher odds of perceiving a need for treatment than non-veterans (OR=1.93, P=.02) but were more likely to perceive stigma (beta=0.28, P=.02). Despite greater need among veterans, there were no significant differences between veterans and non-veterans in use of psychotropic medications, although veterans were more likely to receive psychotherapy (OR=2.35, P=.046). CONCLUSIONS: Findings highlight the substantial gap between the prevalence of probable @entity146 and treatment seeking among community college students. Interventions are needed to link community college students to services, especially for student veterans.
