The state of mental health and available services for post-secondary students in Pakistan: a gap in educational institution health policy | [Journal of Pakistan Psychiatric Society • 2023]

Author(s):

1. AYESHA TAHIR: Department of Community Health Sciences, United Medical and Dental College,Pakistan

2. ALMAS NASAR: Lifestyle Medicine Certified Coach- Sehat Kahani, Pakistan

3. HUDA SARWAR: Institute of Public Health,Pakistan

4. MARIA SALEEM: Karachi Medical and Dental College,Pakistan

5. MARIUM MAZHAR: Family Medicine, Jinnah Sindh Medical University, Karachi, Pakistan

6. RABIA YOUNIS: Family Medicine, Jinnah Sindh Medical University, Karachi, Pakistan

7. SADAF BADIUZZAMAN: Family Medicine, Jinnah Sindh Medical University,Karachi,Pakistan

8. SAHAR RAMEEZ: Public health, Fraser Health,British Columbia,Canada

Abstract:

We explored the literature to evaluate the status of mental health among post-secondary students at the global and local levels with a special interest in medical students along with the detrimental effects on mental health caused by COVID-19 pandemic. The implementation strategies already developed and in the process by some countries to improve the mental health of postsecondary students are also covered in this review. The results of this literature review have brought to light the presence of a high number of mental health disorders among post-secondary students throughout the world, including Pakistan, which is further deteriorated by the negative effects of COVID-19 pandemic. Several challenges and treatment gaps have been identified globally, especially in Low and Middle-Income Countries (LMIC) including Pakistan which show a lack of data as well as a lack of services which warrants a need for a framework that will use a holistic approach to tackle these issues in post-secondary students.

Page(s): 32-36

DOI: DOI not available

Published: Journal: Journal of Pakistan Psychiatric Society, Volume: 20, Issue: 1, Year: 2023

Keywords:

Pakistan , pandemics , COVID19 , Low and middleincome countries , medical students

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