Meilman P W, Manley C, Gaylor M S, Turco J H
Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire.
J Am Coll Health. 1992 Mar;40(5):217-23. doi: 10.1080/07448481.1992.9936283.
A collaborative study among the university health service, the dean's office, and the registrar's office examined the academic performance of 77 students who took medical withdrawals for mental health reasons from Dartmouth College during a 3-year period. In 71.4% of the cases, students withdrew from a term in progress; the remainder arranged to withdraw after they had completed a term but before starting a new term. Depression was a major factor in approximately half of the withdrawals. Grade point average improved significantly after return from the withdrawal, with a large jump in individual term averages occurring between the terms immediately preceding and immediately following return. We found no significant difference between the number of students who experienced disciplinary trouble before withdrawal and those who were disciplined afterward. Students who were depressed at the time of withdrawal did not fare as well academically upon return as those students who had not been depressed. The data suggest that procedures for handling mental health withdrawals and readmission are important ways in which the campus counseling center can support the university's academic mission.
大学健康服务中心、院长办公室和注册办公室开展的一项合作研究，调查了77名在3年期间因心理健康原因从达特茅斯学院申请休学的学生的学业表现。在71.4%的案例中，学生从正在进行的学期中休学；其余学生则安排在完成一个学期但尚未开始新学期之前休学。抑郁症是大约一半休学情况的主要因素。休学归来后，平均绩点显著提高，在归来前紧接着的学期和归来后紧接着的学期之间，个别学期的平均绩点大幅跃升。我们发现，休学之前有过纪律问题的学生人数与休学之后受到纪律处分的学生人数之间没有显著差异。休学时有抑郁症的学生归来后的学业表现不如没有抑郁症的学生。数据表明，处理心理健康休学和重新入学的程序是校园咨询中心支持大学学术使命的重要方式。
