Depression and anxiety among college students is something that experts have focused on for the past twenty years. The information they gathered ranges from the different stressors of college life to the effects of one's culture on how one copes with symptoms of depression or anxiety. They identified some key characteristics of depression and suicidal thoughts. These are both serious concepts that people need to seek help for. It is important for students to reach out to friends, family or professionals to support them during this time. Many campuses offer counseling centers that have seen 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 for something to address within the university community. Recent surveys show that approximately 10-15% of college students are depressed (Lindsey 2009). Depression can be a debilitating illness especially when many students attend college far from their closest friends and family. This could lead to students having more suicidal thoughts and suicide attempts. In fact, the number of students with suicidal thoughts has tripled in the past 13 years, while the number of students seeking help for depression has doubled in the same time frame (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 cases, depression not only affects them psychologically but also physically. Depression is also known to impair psychosocial development and academic success (Lindsey 2009). With all these factors combined... half the paper... and alcohol." Jed Foundation. (https://jedfoundation.org/documents/DepressionandAlcohol.pdf). Lee, Peter. 2000 "The Concept of Depression in Chinese American college students." Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology 6: 183-195. Lindsey, Billie 2009. "THE PREVALENCE AND CORRELATES OF DEPRESSION AMONG COLLEGE STUDENTS College Student Journal 43.": 999-1014. Oswalt, Robert. 1995. “College Depression: Causes, Duration, and Responsiveness.” Psychological Reports 77 (3): 858. “College Depression Statistics | World of Psychology." Psych Central - Trustworthy 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 Powerful Recipe for College Depression". 294 (18): 2177-2181.