Table 1.

Frequencies for specific barrier items and categories

	%
Low Perceived Need [Any barrier (3 or more)]	85.0 (49.8)
I question how serious my needs are	65.0
Stress is normal in college/graduate school	57.5
I prefer to deal with issues on my own	56.8
The problem will get better by itself	38.9
I get a lot of support from other sources, such as family and friends	19.8
Time (single item)	66.7 (66.7)
I don’t have enough time	66.7
Privacy/Stigma [Any barrier (3 or more)]	64.3 (31.8)
I worry about what others will think of me	41.1
I worry that someone will notify my parents	31.8
I am concerned about privacy	31.4
I worry that my actions will be docum^ nte4 in medical record	28.6
I worry that my actions will be docum ented in academic record	22.8
I fear being hospitalized	21.7
Finances (single item)
	49.3 (49.3)
There are financial reason s (e.g., no insurance, too expensive)	49.3
Questioning/Unhelpf l [Any barrier (2 or more)]	59.2 (30.1)
I question whether medication or therapy is helpful	40.7
I don’t think anyone can understand my problems	22.5
I question the quality of my options	22.3
I have had bad experiences with medication or therapy	17.5
Logistics [Any barrier (2 or more)]	42.3 (21.6)
The hours are inconvenient	26.4
The location is inconvenient	20.4
The waiting time until I can get an appointment is too long	16.3
The number of sessions is too limited	11.3
Cultural Sensitivity [Any barrier]	12.6 (12.6)
People providing services aren’t sensitive enough to cultural issues	9.0
People providing services aren’t sensitive enough to sexuality issues	5.0
I have a hard time communicating in English	1.7