Report: Number of college freshmen suffering from psychological disorders way up - The College Fix

Report: Number of college freshmen suffering from psychological disorders way up - The College Fix: "
"Reports of anxiety, depression leading to special privileges like longer test-times

The number of college students reporting psychological disorders and handicaps has jumped significantly in recent years, with upwards of 25% of first-year students reporting some sort of mental disorder, a classification which often grants them special privileges in the classroom.

“[W]hile all claimed disabilities have ticked up since 2010, the biggest jump has been in self-described ‘psychological disorders’,” write Joy Pullmann at The Federalist.

... As well, from 2011 to 2016, “the number of students with special accommodations increased by an average of 71% among 22 flagship state schools.”
As Pullmann points out, “huge percentages of college students say they feel overwhelmed, anxious, depressed, even suicidal. 

Colleges are responding by installing live-in counselors in dorms and hiking fees to pay for additional psychological health staff.”...

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