Mental health is an issue that must be addressed at each stage of life. In the case of young people who are studying the university, it is important that parents and staff of the educational centers pay attention to changes in students’ behavior, which could show any problem.
Dr. Aéida Roldan, Dean Executive Health of Barry University, visited Today To talk about Flags Network to which you have to be attentive.
“We are seeing a lot of anxiety, a lot of depression, stress, because adolescents are exposed to an open environment and is an environment that is, say, without discipline because they have to self -discipline themselves,” he explained.
The specialist said that young people when they arrive at the University are not “physiologically or mentally developed completely to have that self -control and self -discipline,” which can generate a conflict in their emotions.
Changes in behavior that are an alert
Dr. Roldan that parents are the first people who could perceive subtle or radical changes in the attitude of adolescents and young people.
Among the behaviors that could betray a mental health problem, the specialist mentioned these cases that are usually common in the university community:
- “A child who has been a stellar student and has entered the university and is not going so well in the studies”
- “A child who did not sleep before, who was more active, is now sleeping more. That can be a depression index”
- “A child who is also changing his method until eating”
- “That the social networks of friendships have changed, where the friendships they had before are now different friendships and has totally cut the communication towards adolescents within their family”
The doctor indicated that all universities have “mental health resources” as a psychologist and various counselors, who could be the first to be able to detect risk situations among young people.
If you or someone you know is in crisis, call or send a text message to 988 to communicate with Suicide and crisis Lifeline.
