Title: 1 in 5 College Students Stressed, Consider Suicide
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1 in 5 College Students Stressed, Consider Suicide
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By Steven Reinberg
HealthDay Reporter
MONDAY, Sept. 10, 2018 (HealthDay News) -- College can be so stressful that many students think about killing themselves, and some even try, a new study suggests. Among more than 67,000 students surveyed, over 20 percent said they experienced stressful events in the last year that were strongly associated with mental health problems, including harming themselves and suicidal thoughts or attempts, researchers found. "What's striking about our findings is that there is a disproportionate number of students who are reporting a large number of exposures to stress they believe is traumatic or difficult to overcome," said lead researcher Cindy Liu. She directs the developmental risk and cultural disparities program at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston. "There are some stresses that are exceeding the capacity of students to cope," she added. Stressful events defined as traumatic or difficult to handle included: academic pressures; career issues; death of a family member or friend; family problems;