The Life of Univeristy Students

Mental disorders are as common among college students as same-aged non-students, and these disorders seem to be growing in amount and severity. It is not unusual for undergraduate students to experience varying levels of anxiety, depression, and stress during their matriculation; some college students experience academic stressors as well as non-academic stressors. Non-academic stressors could include seemingly obvious issues like moving away from family for the first time or some issues that may be harder to recognize like private health concerns. Dr. Richard Kadison, chief of mental health services at Harvard University and author of “College of the Overwhelmed” reported that almost 50% of college students are likely to suffer some degree of

Mental health among college students has been proven to be a relevant social issue that our society faces. There are certainly a few different institutions that play a large role within the development of this social issue. The first institution, and the primary institution at play with this issue, is the higher education system. In terms of mental health and having access to resources, college students haven’t always been as lucky as they are today. One study in 2007 explains the story of Junior at Syracuse University (Kravets, 3081). Anita Rutman had a history of mental health issues; she even found herself being admitted to a mental health hospital. One morning in February, she threw herself off of the eighth floor of Boland Hall and landed on a patio and fortunately lived. However, her attempt stemmed from the university sending her letter three days prior that informed Anita that the school was planning to dismiss her because of her suicidal tendencies (Kravets, 3081). Anita later sued Syracuse for ten million dollars for malpractice and negligence in handling her condition.

Many people surrounding the concept of college and collegiate students are recognizing what many surveys are proving. The reason people are starting to notice is because recent studies and surveys are presenting that there is evidence of a rise in mental problems. To name a couple of them, depression, suicide and even eating disorders among the collegiate students. The reason this issue has evolved into a controversy is because not only are these survey showing that the umber of students developing mental health issues is increasing but the people being affected by this issue is growing. Some stakeholders have a bad and some have good viewpoint on this issue. The stakeholders fighting and voicing their viewpoint in this controversy vary from

Another obstacle that threatens success is health and emotional issues present prior to attending school. Fogg (2009) reveals that graduate school has a reputation for triggering and amplifying depression and mental illness, especially in those already afflicted by mental health issues. Depression may prevent the individual from fully engaging in discussions, completing assignments or even reaching one’s full potential. Strategies to overcome these obstacles include complying with prescribed mental health medications, seeking support from the university’s free resource center, and focusing on self-care activities.

To gather the necessary data to observe the effect of being an out-of-state student on mental health two groups will be studied and compared. The research will require $100,000 to conduct surveys, follow up interviews and pay for the researchers and data studies. With a team of four researchers 250,000 college students will be studied across the United States for two years. Half of the college students being studied will be out-of-state freshmen and the other will be in-state freshmen acting as the control for the experiment. Data will be collected in the form of online verified surveys and aggregated based on the state/region that students are from and other demographic information. The surveys will ask very direct and specific questions in order to obtain necessary information about the physical, mental and social strain they face. Questions will be unbiased and straightforward, and surveys will be anonymous. Questions will be worded as such: have you gained weight since starting college, how many hours of a week do you spend with friends, do feel frequently stressed and do you think about suicide. Also, out-of-state students will be asked where they were originally from and where they are now. The four researchers

General trends indicate that the number of university students experiencing mental health problems as well as the severity and complexity of the cases being presented is increasing. (Reijers, S., 2014)

As the research suggests, there are an obvious number of students on college campuses that are exhibiting the detrimental behavioral, social, and academic effects of mental health issues. I wanted to observe whether the number of suffering college students is increasing or not to identify the severity of the problem on college campuses and determine the best approach to deal with these numbers. In a 2012 study directed by Mark Salzer, he states that college students suffering from mental health are “enrolling at increasing rates” also making note of the fact that “Eighty-six percent of students with mental illness withdraw from college prior to completing their degree” (1). This discovery further shows that mental illness is affecting more

The United States of America has placed a clear goal for all students at every age. The typical route to take is to graduate from high school and then go to a prestigious college/ university. Most academic students look forward to this as they plan properly by taking extracurricular activities and advanced classes to get ahead of the competition. This is commonly known within most students but do they know of the rising mental problems because of the pressure from taking such a typical route? If not, current college students are well aware and they are making Colleges and Universities help them. Students have placed a large demand on schools to be able to treat them from mental problems but the demand has been hard to control from the Universities

Mental health and well-being are leading areas of research in current societies as concern about the number of illnesses related to mental health and the effects of these illnesses are of growing popularity. In light of this recent interest, the Canadian Alliance on Mental Illness and Mental Health (CAMIMH) has been coordinating an awareness week since 1992 which focuses on alleviating the stigma associated with mental illness (Richard, 2010). Many other organizations are showing their support and creating awareness weeks of their own. A Canadian study states that “20% of Canadians will personally experience mental illness during their lifetime” and that everyone is, in one way or another, affected by mental illness (Health Canada, 2002). Mental health is considered to be of great importance during youth and adolescence which is why further studies on post-secondary aged students are crucial. The objective of this research is to identify what causes stress for students, what resources are made available to them through the institution, if those resources are widely used, and how students cope with stress. The information used as findings in this paper was gathered through conducting an interview with a post-secondary student who was taking a full course load, was involved in extra-curricular activities, and had a part-time job.

The community public health meeting will be about mental health on college campuses. Mental health on college campuses has become a more prominent topic in today’s society, especially due to the increase in media coverage of college students committing acts of violence on college campuses (e.g., Virginia Tech shooting). In turn, people want to address and stop horrible events from ever happening again. Colleges across the nation are encountering significant increases in students seeking help for their psychological problems, for example, anxiety and depression. Students have become overwhelmed with rising tuition costs, student debt, and discouraging job markets. The increase

Mental health is a serious topic that is often not taken seriously. Due to my own struggles with depression, I have experienced the impact mental illness can have on a student’s life. Mental illness can make everyday life feel unbearable and can have just as serious of an effect on a person as a physical illness. The causes of increasing mental health problems in college students are numerous, and it will take work from both students and universities to overcome this problem, but change is necessary for the health of U.S. college students.

College represents a form of higher learning. For many, it is also a time for personal growth as we transition into adulthood. This in itself is a stressful situation as one must make drastic adjustments to a new role, environment, and demands. Stress is a major contributor to the development of mental and emotional issues (Rodgers, L., Tennison, L. 2009). Research has been done to determine the impact of depression and anxiety on university students. It has been

Students’ state of mental and emotional health will contribute to the way that stress manifests and presents itself, once he or she enters college. “The emerging categories related to sleep and health problems could be a manifestation of a general increasing level of stress and psychopathology” (Murphy and Archer 26). There are a great number of studies, both past and on going, of stress and college students which have mainly focused on academics, personal relationships, finance and family status. A more in depth look has revealed that students with emotional disorders or those of poor health are even more ill equipped to

Another obstacle that threatens success is health and emotional issues present prior to attending school. Fogg (2009) reveals that graduate school has a reputation for triggering and amplifying depression and mental illness, especially in those already afflicted by mental health issues. Depression may prevent the individual from fully engaging in discussions, completing assignments or even reaching one’s full potential. Strategies to overcome these obstacles include complying with prescribed mental health medications, seeking support from the university’s free resource center, and focusing on self-care activities.

Whenever the environment around you changes, you would see some similarities and differences with previous one and if you know that your environment is going to change then you would have some expectation too about new environment. Similarly, in this essay you would find the similarities and differences ,in the sense of freedom,learning,environment and grading scheme, between college and university life which I found after coming to university and my one experience at university which matches to what I expect and two which did not.