First-Generation Students' Mental Health and Use of Counseling Services

This study in the Journal of Counseling Psychology examines how imposter feelings—where an individual finds it difficult to internalize their achievements—influence the relationship between discrimination and mental health among 300 racial and ethnic minority college students. Findings showed that experiences of discrimination predicted higher levels of imposterism, which in turn predicted poorer mental health for African American, Latino, and Asian American students. Overall, however, imposter feelings were found to be a stronger predictor for mental…

This case study features an effort between three friends from a First Nations (Native American) community in rural Canada to establish a mental health program for men and boys that respects and builds on traditional cultural values and beliefs. First Nations youth are five to six times more likely to commit suicide than non-indigenous youth, according to health data in Canada. Existing mental health interventions typically fail to consider socio-cultural traditions and stresses associated with…

This article uses data from the World Health Organization's World Mental Health Surveys to examine whether mental disorders predict college drop-out among over 5,000 college-aged young adults. The survey was conducted in 21 low- and middle-income countries, and found that over 20 percent of respondents had a diagnosable mental illness in the past year. Among those individuals, 80 percent had an onset of illness prior to the start of college, and only 16 percent reported…