A Study on Mental Health and Mental Health Help Seeking Attitude among School and College Students of Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Akash Halder, Bachelor’s of Science, Department of Psychology, Andaman College, Pondicherry University, India
ABSTRACT
Mental health problems such as depression, which is a kind of losing hope from life that can further lead to suicidal attempts, anxiety, behavioural disturbances due to predictions of future threats and stress which cause mental tension, occurs from the demanding situations can stay with a person over an everlasting period for which schools and colleges can be the production hub for these problems. Stigma to mental health acts as a catalyst for this issue and resists a person to seek mental help. A sample of 30 school students & 30 college students was taken Standardized scales were used to measure depression, stress, anxiety & mental health help seeking attitude stigma. The results suggest that the anxiety is significantly positively correlated with depression, stress and depression are significantly positively correlated with each other and stress is significantly positively correlated with anxiety. No significant correlation of mental health stigma with depression, anxiety or stress is seen. The students who are enrolled in schools are facing more intensity of depression and anxiety as compared to college students. Therefore, it can be theorized that, awareness of mental health problems which is often gained in the college level, causes reduction of stigma, which then results in the minimal growth of mental health diseases. It can be suggested that a proper awareness should be given to every educational and social level.
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