MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS FACED BY COLLEGE STUDENTS

Abstract

Attending college can be a stressful time for many students. In addition to coping with academic pressure, some students have to deal with the stressful tasks of separation and individuation from their family of origin while some may have to attend to numerous work and family responsibilities. In this context, many college students experience the first onset of mental health and substance use problems or an exacerbation of their symptoms. Given the individuality of university college students, there is a need to define essential problems to bear in mind while operating with this populace. in this observation, first, the superiority of psychiatric and substance use problems in college students and the importance of assessing age of onset of current psychopathology are described. Then, the concerning persistent nature of intellectual fitness problems among college students and its implications are summarized. Miles concluded that, through becoming acquainted with the unique issues function of the developmental stage and environment college students are in, practitioners may be able to higher serve them.