Depression and anxiety in college students is a topic that experts have focused on for twenty years. The information they gathered ranged from the different stressors of college life to the effects of one's culture on how they deal with symptoms of depression or anxiety. They identified some basic characteristics of depression and suicidal thoughts. These are two serious concepts that people should seek help with. It is important that students reach out to friends, family, or professionals to support them during this time. Many campuses offer counseling centers that are serving many more people in recent years. Over the past 35 years, the suicide rate on college campuses has tripled (Oswalt 1995). This shows that there is a clear need to address something within the college community. Recent surveys show that approximately 10-15% of students are depressed (Lindsey 2009). Depression can be a debilitating illness, especially when many students attend college away from close friends and family. This could lead students to have more suicidal thoughts and suicide attempts. In fact, the number of students experiencing suicidal thoughts has tripled over the past 13 years, while the number of students seeking help for depression has doubled over the same period (Lindsey 2009). Depression can also affect these adolescents in other areas of their lives. Students who reported being depressed also reported that they rated their health as fair or poor (Lindsey 2009). In their case, depression affects them not only psychologically but also physically. Depression is also known to harm psychosocial development and academic success (Lindsey 2009). With all these factors combined, ... middle of paper ... and alcohol. " Jed Foundation. (https://jedfoundation.org/documents/DepressionandAlcohol.pdf). Lee, Peter. 2000 "Chinese American college students' conception of depression." Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology 6: 183-195 . Lindsey, Billie 2009. “THE PREVALENCE AND CORRELATES OF DEPRESSION AMONG COLLEGE STUDENTS.”: 999-1014. Oswalt, Robert 1995. “College Depression: Causes, Duration, and Coping” Psychological Reports 77(3): 858. “Academic Depression Statistics | Psychology World.” Psych Central - Trusted information on mental health, depression, bipolar, ADHD and psychology. (http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2010/09/02/statistics-about-college-depression).Voelker, Rebecca. 2004. “Stress, Sleep Loss, and Substance Abuse Create a Potent Recipe for College Depression." 294 (18): 2177-2181.