Significant disparities in college student mental health treatment across race/ethnicity

The first nationally representative study since the 1990s to examine mental health among college students of color, led by a Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH) researcher, shows significant disparities in treatment across race/ethnicity. The study, published in the Journal of Adolescent Health, found that, among college students with clinically significant mental health problems, half of white students received […]

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Reducing severity of PTSD symptoms long-term holds significant public-health and economic implications

Both civilians and military veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) reap long-term benefits from psychotherapies used for short-term treatment, according to a new study from Case Western Reserve University. The findings suggest effective and lasting approaches for symptoms of PTSD—a debilitating and typically chronic disorder that rarely diminishes spontaneously and is associated with significant distress, impairment and considerable economic costs. […]

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