Mental Health Problems among College

Students
Arundhati Sah
20080121223

Keywords: College Students, Positive Psychology

Abstract
In the past several years, there has been a considerable increase in the
number of university students who suffer from a serious mental condi-
tion. College students are just as likely to experience mental problems
as non-students of the same age, and both the frequency and severity of
these disorders seem to be rising. For many students, college may be a
stressful time. Some students struggle with the difficult duties of indi-
viduating from their family of origin and dealing with academic pres-
sure in addition to this, while others may have a lot of work and family
obligations.
This report's goal is to assess the research on college students' mental
health.

1 Introduction
Numerous data sources indicate that college students have a high preva-
lence of mental health issues. More than one third of undergraduates
reported "feeling so depressed it was difficult to function" at least once
in the previous year in the American College Health Association-
sponsored 2008 National College Health Assessment (ACHA-NCHA),
and nearly one in 10 reported "seriously considering attempting sui-
cide" in the prior year.
2 Risk factors among college students
According to research of the general population, several subgroups of
college students have a much greater prevalence of mental health is-
sues. While female students are more likely to screen positive for seri-
ous depression and anxiety disorders, male undergraduates are more
likely to commit suicide. Students with lower socioeconomic status are
more likely to experience anxiety and depression symptoms. Poor men-
tal health is more prevalent.

2.1 Problems increasing among college student

The epidemiology facts outlined above amply demonstrate that college
students have a significant prevalence of mental health issues. Whether
pupils nowadays are more psychologically disturbed than they were in
the past is less certain. Researchers, doctors, and politicians regularly
point to two national surveys to support their claims that mental illness
is becoming more common among adolescents. First off, 95% of direc-
tors of university psychological counselling facilities responded to a
2008 national poll of directors.

3 How Physical & Mental Health are related

Students who engaged in intense physical exercise were less likely to
report having poor mental health and feeling stressed. Additionally, the
association between engaging in strenuous physical exercise, one's
mental health, and their perception of stress was partially mediated by
socialising; however, the relationship was not mediated by racial or
sexual differences.

4 Students receiving treatment

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If the majority of college students with disorders were receiving effec-

tive treatment, there would be less cause for concern about the high and
potentially rising prevalence and severity of problems among these stu-
dents. Despite the apparent increase in people seeking care, numerous
studies show that untreated mental illnesses are very common in stu-
dent populations. This is in line with the general population, where
there is a median delay of 11 years from the time an ailment first mani-
fests and when a patient seeks treatment.

5 College student’s mental health in China during

the COVID-19 outbreak
In the current study, a total of 89,588 college students were involved,
and 36,865 (41.1%) of them reported having anxiety symptoms. Anxie-
ty symptoms were found to be associated with age 26 to 30, sopho-
more, junior, and senior grades, a higher paternal education level, low
economic position, and limited social support, according to multivariate
logistic regression analysis.

6 The frequency of substance abuse among stu-

dents in colleges
College students exhibit lower levels of marijuana use and cigarette
smoking but greater levels of heavy drinking as compared to peers who
do not attend college, according to well-documented prevalence rates of
substance use behaviours among undergraduate students. Recent re-
search have investigated the relationships between substance use be-
haviours and mental health issues among college students. Co-
occurring psychiatric diseases compound the detrimental impacts of
substance use behaviours.
7 Emotional Intension

Understanding the function of college students' emotional intelligence

is crucial as academics and practitioners start looking at possible solu-
tions in light of the rising mental health issues and the influence of psy-
chosocial factors for college students. The abilities to accurately per-
ceive emotions, access and generate emotions to support thought, un-
derstand emotions and emotional knowledge, and reflectively regulate
emotions are all part of emotional intelligence.

Conclusion:
 Mental well-being of college students should also consider
promoting physical activity. At least some of the positive bene-
fits of physical activity may arise from social interactions.
 The majority of students with probable illnesses are aware of
the need for therapy, but even after two years, the majority of
these kids do not receive it.
 Both male and female college students frequently struggle with
mental health issues. Significant correlations between physical
activity levels and sleep hygiene and mental health have been
discovered
 It is sense that context-specific elements like peer support, resi-
dential settings, and faculty support would have an impact on
student mental health.
 To enable students to guard against future issues and properly
prepare for careers in helping professions, the college curricu-
lum must cover physical and mental health demands.
 To better control college students' psychological conditions and
to lessen patients' psychological issues, psychological skill
training needs to be improved.
 A resilience framework may help college students with mental
health concerns deal with the challenges of college learning
more successfully and increase retention.
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