scholarly journals A Cross-Sectional Study on Mental Health Problems of Medical and Nonmedical Students in Shandong During the COVID-19 Epidemic Recovery Period

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaolei Zheng ◽  
Yuji Guo ◽  
Hui Yang ◽  
Liyan Luo ◽  
Bailiu Ya ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Risk Factors ◽  
College Students ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Recovery Period ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Shandong Province ◽  
Psychological Problems ◽  
Medical College

Background: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has resulted in a plethora of psychological problems worldwide since its onset in December 2019. In the upheaval period, compared with medical college students, nonmedical students' psychological state deserves additional concern due to their lack of medical knowledge. Although the epidemic in China has been largely controlled for several months, the mental health problems resulting from the COVID-19 epidemic persist to this day. In this study, we assessed the mental health problems and associated risk factors experienced by nonmedical vs. medical college students in universities of Shandong Province during the COVID-19 epidemic recovery period.Methods: An online survey was conducted over the period from 17 to 19 December 2020. A total of 954 Chinese college students (486 nonmedical and 468 medical students) from three universities of Shandong Province participated in the survey. Mental health variables were assessed with use of Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9), Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7), and Insomnia Severity Index (ISI).Results: Compared with medical students, nonmedical college students had higher prevalence rates of depression (53.9 vs. 46.4%; p = 0.020) and insomnia (28.0 vs. 22.4%, p = 0.049), as well as higher total scores on the PHQ-9 (p = 0.03) and ISI (p < 0.01). Among nonmedical college students, being female and native of non-Shandong were risk factors for anxiety and depression (p < 0.01), while only native of non-Shandong for insomnia (p < 0.01). Among medical students, age (p < 0.01) and living in rural areas (p = 0.04) were risk factors for depression, while only age (p < 0.05) was a risk factor for anxiety and insomnia.Conclusion: Nonmedical college students in the universities of Shandong Province had more mental health problems and more risk factors for developing them during the COVID-19 epidemic recovery period than medical students. These nonmedical students require additional attention and recovery programs to alleviate the increased incidence of psychological problems related to COVID-19.

scholarly journals A Brief Discussion on the Causes and Countermeasures of College Students' Psychological Confusion and Mental Health Problems

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 61
Author(s):  
Huiting Guo
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
College Students ◽  
Health Education ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Psychological Problems ◽  
Critical Periods ◽  
Mental Health Education ◽  
Education Courses ◽  
World Concept

College period is one of the most critical periods of one person’s life for it is an important period of establishing world concept, outlook on life and values. Various challenges and pressures have had a great impact on the mental health of college students. In that case, college students’ psychological confusion and mental health problems occur frequently and the overall condition of college students’ psychological problems is worrying. The mental health of college students has also attracted the attention of colleges and the society. Besides, the mental health education courses have been adopted to guide college students. This article aims to analyze the causes of college students’ psychological confusion and mental health problems and also the obstacles or difficulties in solving them from the perspective of college students' cultivation of positive psychological quality and mental health education. And corresponding solutions from both the outside and personal perspectives.

The Mental Health Needs of Today's College Students: Challenges and Recommendations

NASPA Journal ◽  
2003 ◽  
Vol 41 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Martha Anne Kitzrow
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
College Students ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
College Campuses ◽  
Psychological Problems ◽  
Health Needs ◽  
Mental Health Needs ◽  
Student Mental Health

This paper reviews the literature on the changing mental health needs of today’s college students and the challenges posed by both the growing number of students with serious psychological problems on campus and the increase in the number of students seeking counseling. The implications of student mental health problems for students, faculty, staff, and the institution are discussed, as well as some strategies for responding to the surge in mental health needs on college campuses.

scholarly journals Research on the countermeasures of college students’ mental health education under the background of the epidemic

2021 ◽  
pp. 002072092110052
Author(s):  
Huifang Wang ◽  
Longqin Jia
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
College Students ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Unmet Need ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Psychological Problems ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Large Fluctuations ◽  
Scale Test ◽  
And Control

In 2020, the epidemic spread rapidly and frightening. During the period of epidemic prevention and control, college students did not go out and lived in isolation at home, so some students had mental health problems, such as the lack of normal face-to-face social interaction, the unmet need to talk; family contradictions occurred from time to time, resulting in large fluctuations in college students’ mental health. This paper analyzes the causes of college students’ psychological problems under the background of the epidemic situation, and carries out the experimental data collection and statistical analysis in the form of scale test and telephone interview. The results show that college students are prone to psychological problems in the context of the epidemic, and senior students and female students are more likely to have psychological problems. This paper provides a theoretical basis for solving the mental health problems of college students, and has important reference significance.

Association between Criminological Risk Factors and Mental Health Problems among Urban Jail Inmates

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ernie Gonzalez ◽  
Jorge G. Varela ◽  
Erika J. Canales ◽  
Alexandra Tellez ◽  
Amy B. Percosky
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Risk Factors ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Jail Inmates

Prof. Ketevan Inasaridze

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ketevan Inasaridze
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Psychological Problems ◽  
Ministry Of Education ◽  
Psychological Counseling ◽  
Science Culture ◽  
The World ◽  
Education Science

In 2020, the situation created by the COVID-19 pandemic in the world, including in Georgia, led to the emergence of a number of mental health problems in the population. The Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sports of Georgia has started to establish a psychological hotline to solve the psychological problems in the Georgian educational space. This article aims to increase the knowledge of the psychologists involved in the psychological hotline service about the main issues of psychological counseling

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