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Stigma and student mental health in higher education
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Stigma is a powerful force in preventing university students with mental health difficulties from gaining access to appropriate support. This paper reports on an exploratory study of university students with mental health difficulties that found most students did not disclose their mental health problems to staff at university. This was primarily due to fear of discrimination during their studies and in professional employment. Many students went to considerable efforts to hide their mental health condition and in doing so struggled to meet university requirements. Of the minority who did disclose, most received helpful assistance with both their studies and management of their mental health condition. The university was the main source of support services including counselling, disability, student union and housing. A range of measures are required to address the impact of stigma and mental health to empower students so that they can disclose in the confidence that they will be treated fairly.
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- Martin, J. M.
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- RMIT University (AU)
- Corresponding author
- Martin, Jennifer Marie
- Venue
- Higher Education Research & Development
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2010-04-23
- Volume
- 29
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 259-274
- ISSN
- 0729-4360 (ISSN-L)
- 1469-8366
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- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Student Stress and Coping
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychology and Mental Health
- Keywords
- mental health stigma, university students, mental health disclosure, help-seeking, fear of discrimination, student support services, counseling services, disability services, student housing, student union, mental health management
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