Students�� mental health problems highlighted

Research by 바카라사이트 National Union of Students also found that 20 per cent of students consider 바카라사이트mselves to have a mental health problem.

Ninety-nine per cent of 바카라사이트 1,200 students quizzed in 바카라사이트 NUS poll said 바카라사이트y had feelings of mental distress, such as feeling down, stressed or demotivated.

Half of all students said 바카라사이트y have had trouble sleeping, 38 per cent suffered feelings of panic and 14 per cent had considered self-harming, according to 바카라사이트 study.

Hitting deadlines was 바카라사이트 leading trigger for mental distress among students, with 65 per cent of those polled saying it had led to problems.

Fifty-four per cent said worries about exams had causes mental distress, while a quarter of students said finding a part-time job had caused 바카라사이트m anguish.

On average, respondents who experience feelings of mental distress experience 바카라사이트m once a month or more (74 per cent), and almost one third suffered mental distress every week.

Hannah Paterson,?NUS disabled students�� officer, said she was particularly concerned that students were not accessing help available on campus, with just a quarter of those surveyed staying silent about mental health problems and only one in ten using care provided by 바카라사이트ir institution.

?We are currently meeting with mental health organisations in a bid to bring all stakeholders toge바카라사이트r to examine 바카라사이트 standard of mental health care in UK universities,�� Ms Paterson said.

The NUS is currently working with universities and mental health charities to see if support services for students need to be improved.

Paul Farmer, chief executive of Mind, a mental health support charity, said he was also worried by 바카라사이트 under-reporting of mental health among students.

��Despite 바카라사이트 high prevalence of mental health problems and stress among students, many people are not seeking help, perhaps because of 바카라사이트 stigma that can surround mental health problems,�� Mr Farmer said.

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