Sat.Jul 20, 2024

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Dismissing the “Human Experience”: College Students Feel Unseen by the Medical Model of Mental Health

Mad in America

C ollege has always been a time of major transition in young people’s lives —a unique opportunity to develop one’s individual identity while exploring interests, beliefs, and relationships. Inevitably, some have always struggled to adjust to their new independence. However, while the challenges of starting life away from home are nothing new, college student distress has risen rapidly over the years, and with this, a widespread cultural shift has occurred in how we think about such distress.