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...former group, the most prevalent afflictions were alcohol abuse at 20.4 percent and personality disorders at 17.7 percent, researchers found...
...study concluded that although college students exhibit a much greater dependency on alcohol than their comparison group, they are less likely to be diagnosed as drug-abusive, nicotine dependent, or bipolar...
Blanco, who is also the associate director of the Anxiety and Disorders Clinic at the New York State Psychiatric Institute, said he thinks the college student group exhibits a greater incidence of alcohol-related disorders because of alcohol’s availability on campuses...
...very acceptable at that age to drink, and people aren’t aware of consequences of alcohol dependence and abuse,” he said...
...experience, the most common psychiatric disorders [at Harvard] would be anxiety and depression,” Glenmullen said, conceding, however, that “there might be more instances of alcohol abuse and dependence that people aren’t seeking treatment...