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Prevalence of mental health problems in Australian university health services

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Stallman, Helen Margaret, Shochet, Ian·2009·Australian Psychologist

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General practice patients report greater mental health problems than the general population, and students attending one university health service have reported greater prevalence rates at the end of the academic year. This study assessed the overall prevalence rate of mental health problems in university students using a cross-sectional survey design of 1,168 students from three large, predominantly urban, Australian university health services. Approximately half of the students attending university health services reported elevated levels of psychological distress. The majority of severely distressed students had not sought any professional assistance for mental health problems. While there is scope for general practitioners to take a lead role in the identification of mental health problems in tertiary students, adequate treatment pathways need to be available. Implications for the role of universities in prevention work are discussed.

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  • Access to psychological treatments for common mental disorders is limited due to system-related and scheduling issues.

    “access to psychological treatments for common mental disorders is limited due to several barriers such as system-related and scheduling issues (Leviness et al., 2019; Marsh and Wilcoxon, 2015; Stallman and Shochet, 2009; Watkins et al., 2011).”

    From Effects of self-guided stress management interventions in college students: A systematic review and meta-analysis (2022) · cites this paper as Stallman and Shochet, 2009

    The Implications section says students frequently lack access to mainstream mental health services and identifies limited specialist training among university counsellors as a referral difficulty. It does not identify scheduling issues as a barrier, and its discussion concerns university students rather than access to treatment for common mental disorders generally. (LLM, conf=0.87)

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  1. Shiels, C., Gabbay, M., & Exley, D. (2008). Psychological distress in students registered at a university-based general practice. Primary Care and Community Psychiatry 13(1), 9-18.
  2. Stallman, H. M. (2008). Prevalence of mental health problems in a university health service sample. Australian Family Physician, 37(8), 673-677.

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Authors
Stallman, H. M., & Shochet, I.
Affiliations
Queensland University of Technology (AU)
Venue
Australian Psychologist
Published
2009-04-16
Volume
44
Issue
2
Pages
122-127
ISSN
  • 0005-0067 (ISSN-L)
  • 1742-9544
OpenAlex
W1577043905
Cited by
123
References
8
Citations by year
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FWCI
4.79
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Australian Psychologist (publishedVersion)
  • QUT ePrints (Queensland University of Technology) (submittedVersion)
  • Faculty of Health; Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation
Funders
  • Primary Health Care Research, Evaluation and Development
  • Griffith University
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Mental Health Treatment and Access
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Student Stress and Coping
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
Keywords
mental illness, university students, psychological distress, prevalence, university health services, help-seeking, general practitioners, mental health screening, prevention, treatment pathways

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