Experience Working with the College Student
Dr. Khorram has experience working with undergraduate and graduate students at a number of Pennsylvania area schools including Villanova, Bryn Mawr College, Haverford College, Cabrini University, Penn State, Franklin and Marshall, Lehigh University, Drexel University and the University of Pittsburgh. She also treats students from out of state colleges who are PA residents.
Students initiate treatment at different times. Some start treatment during the school year and others wait until summer break and take advantage of video sessions for follow up visits. Often students present for care while on a leave from school. Dr. Khorram has experience working with families and schools in navigating them through this difficult time. She can help families explore important decisions about how, when and where to return to school.
For more information on services focused on college students, please visit https://www.bmhealth.com.
Increasing Pressures Faced by College Students
Among college and university students in the United States, there is a substantial gap between the need for mental health treatment and the use of mental health services. Almost 20 percent of college students experience some form of serious psychological dist therapy psychiatrist ress — anxiety, depression, or feelings of hopelessness — yet only about a third of these students, many of whom have access to on-campus providers, as well as insurance to cover services, ever receive treatment. The picture is particularly bleak for community college students, who are often the least likely to receive help for a mental health problem. This unmet need for mental health care among college students represents a significant public health issue. Young adulthood is a pivotal moment in life: Without treatment for their mental health problems, students face a range of potentially serious and lasting consequences, from dropping out to substance misuse to difficulties with social relationships to a lower lifetime earning potential
-Campus Climate Matters, Changing the Mental Health Climate on Campuses Improves Student Outcomes and Benefits Society, Rand Corporation, 2016, www.rand.org