University Student Mental Health
University counselling can reduce anxiety and depressive symptoms while promoting resilience and academic engagement. The postsecondary transition period coincides with emerging adulthood, the developmental peak for mental illness onset. U…
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University counselling can reduce anxiety and depressive symptoms while promoting resilience and academic engagement. The postsecondary transition period coincides with emerging adulthood, the developmental peak for mental illness onset. University students were already recognised as a psychologically vulnerable population before the COVID-19 pandemic. Co-occurring mental health conditions, especially mania, hypomania, and anxiety disorders, substantially elevate the risk of suicidal ideation and behaviour.