Background History
II. Paragraph 1:
a. Topic sentence: Although usually hidden from the public view, a significant number of college students suffer from mental illness.
b. A definition on what it means to suffer from mental illness will be discussed.
i. “Mental illnesses are medical conditions that disrupt a person’s thinking, feeling, mood, ability to relate to others, and daily functioning” (Belch, 2011, p.75).
c. The mental health disorders that are most prevalent and common on college campuses will be presented.
i. Depression, mood disorders, anxiety disorders, schizophrenia,