{"id":125170,"date":"2021-04-08T11:03:56","date_gmt":"2021-04-08T09:03:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/?p=125170"},"modified":"2025-12-19T11:25:32","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T10:25:32","slug":"psychologist-and-working-groups-to-help-iss-students-cope-with-loneliness-and-anxiety","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2021\/04\/08\/psychologist-and-working-groups-to-help-iss-students-cope-with-loneliness-and-anxiety\/","title":{"rendered":"Psychologist and working groups to help ISS students cope with loneliness and anxiety"},"content":{"rendered":"

The International Institute of Social Studies (ISS) has appointed an in-house psychologist charged with helping its students. The EUR-affiliated institute in The Hague mostly attracts international students, who tend to be more prone to mental health issues than native Dutch students, studies have found.<\/p>\n

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ISS counseling team's meeting before the coronacrisis.<\/span><\/p>

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Several studies have shown that international students are more likely than their Dutch counterparts to suffer from stress, anxiety and depression due to the pandemic<\/a>. According to an analysis performed by the Are You Okay Out There?<\/em> platform, international students attending EUR score considerably worse for emotional, mental and social well-being indicators<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In order to tackle its students\u2019 mental health issues, the International Institute of Social Studies (ISS) has got itself an in-house student psychologist, who is available for its students one day per week. In addition, the institute\u2019s students have established \u2018Mental Health Working Group\u2019 on their own initiative.<\/p>\n\n\t

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