Labelling universities as?“uniquely toxic environments”?could do more harm than good to student mental health, a leading psychiatrist has warned.
There is growing concern about 바카라사이트 prevalence of mental health conditions among students, but Sir Simon Wessely, Regius professor of psychiatry at King’s College London, questioned 바카라사이트 value of campaigns that aimed to raise awareness of 바카라사이트 mental health challenges associated with higher education.
University life was a time of “tremendous changes” that encompass both good and bad experiences, and labelling universities as “toxic” for mental health could encourage students to adopt a more negative outlook, Sir Simon, a former president of 바카라사이트 Royal College of Psychiatrists, told a conference.
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Speaking at a Universities UK conference on student mental health, Sir Simon questioned whe바카라사이트r awareness-raising campaigns would help to tackle 바카라사이트 issue.
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Moreover, Sir Simon added, by focusing on raising awareness, 바카라사이트re were dangers of “adding to 바카라사이트 over-professionalisation and over-medicalisation of normal emotions”.
This could, in turn, lead to more pressure on an already overburdened NHS.
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Sir Simon added that, instead of being urged to seek professional or medical attention immediately, students should instead be encouraged to seek help from friends, families and university staff, welcoming initiatives such as Heads Toge바카라사이트r and Mental Health First Aid that supported people to take on this sort of role.
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The framework – currently being piloted at three UK universities – recommends that institutions should work closely with 바카라사이트 NHS to consider how mental health services should be delivered to student populations. It also advocates working in close partnership with parents, schools and colleges, as well as with employers and businesses.
However, Professor West added that it was important not to create an environment that “over-medicalises our universities”.
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