Improving University Mental Health By Jane Morris. Cambridge University Press. 2024. £27.44 (pb). 350 pp. ISBN 978-1911623830
Year: 2024
Type: book-review
Abstract: Jane Morris set herself an ambitious goal in addressing all aspects of improving university mental health, which range from choice of university to facing the myriad challenges of university life.This book is an excellent guide to the current state of UK university mental health and she has certainly met her goal.The book has 20 chapters, which can be read in isolation.It also provides clear signposts linking related topics across the book.The prose is clear, with jargon clarified, making it accessible to parents, faculty and students, as well as healthcare professionals.There are case vignettes that highlight specific difficulties and nicely illustrate a range of outcomes.Each chapter comes with a useful summary of 'practice points', elucidating where changes might be made.There are clearly laid-out references.The author goes beyond thinking about students in isolation and considers the health of the whole system in which young people make their transition to higher education.A range of mental health conditions is covered, as well as factors such as ethnicity, sexuality, alcohol, social media and finances
Source: BJPsych Bulletin
DOI: 10.1192/bjb.2024.66
Authors: Tom McWhirter, Ania Korszun
Language: English
Topic: Student Stress and Coping
Subfield: Developmental and Educational Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4403739511