Mental Health and Higher Education

Abstract

It is known that one of the
causes of student failures to
complete studies in
institutions of higher
education is mental or
emotional disorder. The term
'mental disorders' is a
general name for any of the
hundreds of clinical
conditions that give rise to
unstable or abnormal
psychological, personal,
social or occupational
functioning of an individual.
Student failures, thus,
caused contribute to wastage
of useful human resources and . loss of the country's already
meagre economy. It is sad
that some such problems of
students disorders occur due
to ignorance about the
existence of or lack of
access to effective services.
This was discovered dur ing
interviews with students
referred to the unit
of Special Professional
Support for Universi"ty
students (SPSUS).