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Student mental health implications for physician assistant education
Summary
Student mental health conditions and learning disabilities are increasing, requiring physician assistant (PA) faculty to adapt educational approaches. This impacts PA program applicants and faculty preparedness for diverse student needs.
Area of Science:
- Medical Education
- Psychiatry
- Developmental Psychology
Background:
- Rising prevalence of mental health conditions and learning disabilities in students.
- Comorbidities between learning disabilities and psychological disorders.
- Impact on academic progression and support services.
Purpose of the Study:
- Examine diagnostic and prescribing patterns for mental health and learning disabilities.
- Assess implications for Physician Assistant (PA) faculty education.
- Align with Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA) standards and DSM-5.
Main Methods:
- Review of national data on diagnosing and prescribing patterns.
- Analysis of quantitative and qualitative data across age groups (childhood to college).
- Inclusion of data from children, adolescents, college students, and veterans.
Main Results:
- Increasing diagnoses of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in children.
- Rise in psychoactive prescriptions for individuals under 18.
- Elevated self-reported psychological disorders in college students and veterans with PTSD, TBI, and depression.
Conclusions:
- Academic faculty must recognize and address student mental health and learning disability needs.
- PA educators require enhanced training to support a growing student population with these conditions.
- Need for faculty development to address pipeline patterns of students with mental health and learning disabilities.
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