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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Clin Psychiatry. 2010 Nov 16;72(2):134–139. doi: 10.4088/JCP.09m05254ecr

Table 1.

Comparison of students with and without a psychiatric prescription

Measure NO Psych Rx
% or M(SD)
HAS Psych Rx
% or M(SD)
X2 or t
Reports misuse of a Psychiatric Rx 11.6% 44.0% 20.60***
MAST Total 1.7 (1.6) 2.0 (1.6) −0.83
DAST Total 1.8 (2.6) 3.6 (4.8) −2.65**
DMISS Anxiety 20.9 (8.7) 15.0 (10.0) 3.29***
DMISS Relationship Disruption 19.5 (7.2) 13.3 (7.0) 4.24***
DMISS Hygiene 10.4 (4.8) 7.2 (4.3) 3.37***
DMISS Visibility 15.7 (4.7) 15.9 (5.1) −0.10
DMISS Treatability 17.5 (2.8) 19.7 (2.0) −3.90***
DMISS Efficacy 10.2 (2.8) 11.6 (2.8) −2.52**
DMISS Recover 11.7 (2.5) 12.6 (3.2) −1.46
Medication Effectiveness 14.3 (2.7) 16.7 (2.2) −4.25***
Medication Concerns 6.0 (1.4) 4.6 (1.9) 4.76***

Note: NO Psych Rx = students who denied having a current prescription for psychiatric medication, HAS Psych Rx = students who reported having a current prescription for psychiatric medication;

*

p ≤ .05,

**

p ≤ .01,

***

p ≤ .001