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Student counselling and support services have reported that the number of students who are having mental health problems during their time in higher education (such as at University) is increasing.
Experiencing mental health problems and the impact that these symptoms can have on your capabilities during your studies can be very disruptive and distressing. This experience can also be made much harder to deal with due to the added stresses from changes to lifestyle that this time can involve; such as through moving away from home and family and friends, exams and academic work pressures and financial worries that all are common experiences as a student.
Studying is also a popular option for people recovering and learning to live with mental illness, as during this time many people decide to go back to further education. For some a spell of mental illness may lead them to decide to train for a profession or to train for a change in job – as a result of the experience of mental illness many people wish to become more involved in this line of work, and in supporting others with similar problems.
This fact sheet covers the following topics:
- Choosing to study
- Finding a college or university
- Difficulties while studying
- Benefits, mental illness and studying
- Further information.
IMPORTANT NOTICE: Please note that single copies of individual fact sheets are available free of charge to users of mental health services and their carers, but multiple copies are chargeable to organisations at the rates shown per copy. Photocopying of individual fact sheets by organisations is strictly prohibited.
