Mental illness running high among uni students - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

Mental illness running high among uni students - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
"A really high proportion of university students are reporting higher levels of psychological distress and significantly more than that in the general population," she said.
Dr Stallman screened more than 6,000 students about their mental health.
She found 84 per cent were suffering psychological distress and she says almost one-fifth showed signs of mental illness.
"Students who are suffering very high levels of distress that is probably indicative of mental health problems, we had 19 per cent of students reporting that high," she said.
"In the general population that's only 3 per cent of people."
The study, published in the latest edition of Australian Psychologist, found students were feeling distressed about financial issues.
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