{"id":117963,"date":"2020-09-24T13:56:48","date_gmt":"2020-09-24T11:56:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/?p=117963"},"modified":"2025-12-19T11:25:05","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T10:25:05","slug":"more-students-with-mental-health-problems-as-a-result-of-the-coronacrisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2020\/09\/24\/more-students-with-mental-health-problems-as-a-result-of-the-coronacrisis\/","title":{"rendered":"More students with mental health problems as a result of the coronacrisis"},"content":{"rendered":"

There are differences of opinion as regards the mental health of students. Student organisations continue to caution<\/a> that stress and burn-outs are on the rise. But national statistics going back ten years show no increase<\/a> in the number of young people with mental health problems.<\/p>\n

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However, new research<\/a> has shown that since the coronavirus started spreading around the world like an oil spill, things have changed. In March of 2019, 24.7% of students suffered from depression and anxiety. A year later, when COVID-19 had gained a firm foothold in our nation, this number suddenly went up by 5%.<\/p>\n

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This is unsurprising, said lead researcher and health psychologist Peter van der Velden of CentERdata and Tilburg University. \u201cThis year has been unpleasant for students in all possible ways. Young people are still developing and suddenly their study programme has been turned upside down, and student life is nothing like it used to be. There are many consequences to the pandemic, and many students are now leading more isolated lives.\u201d<\/p>\n

In the last ten years there were no indications of an increase in the number of stressed-out students. Should we sound the alarm? \u201cI\u2019m not saying that all students need to go running to a therapist\u201d, said Van der Velden. \u201cBut I would definitely keep an eye on them. Mainly the first-years, for whom new social contacts are especially important. I am very concerned about this group.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\t

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