title: Mental health among college students: do those who need services know about and use them?
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The objective of this study was to examine connections between university students' mental health and their knowledge and use of campus mental health services.
  
  
  METHODS
  In March 2001, a sample of undergraduate students (N = 266) completed a Web-based questionnaire, providing information related to their mental health, knowledge of mental health services, and use of those services.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Students who were mentally distressed were more likely to know about and use services; however, some students who reported to be mentally distressed either did not know about services or knew about services but did not use them. Living off campus, identifying as male, and having fewer years in college were related to less knowledge of campus mental health services. In addition, female sex and number of years in college were predictive of higher service use.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  With the high prevalence rates and severity of mental health problems, university mental health providers must continue to make strategic efforts to disseminate knowledge about mental health services to all students.
authors.affiliation: Brigham Young University's School of Family Life, Rexburg, ID, USA. jeremy_yorgason@byu.edu
authors.forename: Jeremy B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Yorgason
authors.forename: Deanna
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Linville
authors.forename: Bryan
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Zitzman
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D013333:Student Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014495:Universities