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dc.contributorDepartment of Applied Social Sciences-
dc.contributorDepartment of Computing-
dc.creatorLo, SMen_US
dc.creatorWong, HCen_US
dc.creatorLam, CYen_US
dc.creatorShek, DTLen_US
dc.date.accessioned2020-05-05T05:59:04Z-
dc.date.available2020-05-05T05:59:04Z-
dc.identifier.issn1871-2584en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10397/82200-
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherSpringeren_US
dc.rights© The Author(s) 2018en_US
dc.rightsOpen Access This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license, and indicate if changes were made.en_US
dc.rightsThe following publication Lo, S.M., Wong, H.C., Lam, C.Y. et al. Common Mental Health Challenges in a University Context in Hong Kong: a Study Based on a Review of Medical Records. Applied Research Quality Life 15, 207–218 (2020) is available at https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11482-018-9673-5en_US
dc.subjectMental healthen_US
dc.subjectUniversity studentsen_US
dc.subjectDepressionen_US
dc.subjectAnxietyen_US
dc.subjectWell-beingen_US
dc.titleCommon mental health challenges in a university context in Hong Kong : a study based on a review of medical recordsen_US
dc.typeJournal/Magazine Articleen_US
dc.identifier.spage207en_US
dc.identifier.epage218en_US
dc.identifier.volume15en_US
dc.identifier.issue1en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s11482-018-9673-5en_US
dcterms.abstractWhile numerous studies have suggested the rising prevalence of common mental disorders amongst university students, studies examining mental health of Chinese university students are limited. As such, this study reviewed medical records of the Mental Wellness Clinic in one local University in Hong Kong from September 1, 2016 to August 31, 2017. The diagnosis and the recurrent themes were identified by retrospective analysis. Results showed that the top three diagnoses were anxiety, depression and subthreshold psychosomatic symptoms, accountable for 76% of all the 135 cases. The top three recurrent themes of maladjustment were academic and work stress (62%), family stress (33%) and stress from peers and romantic relationship (18%). Ten out of the 135 cases (1 in 14) showed active suicidal idea or recent suicidal attempt(s) that required urgent psychiatric intervention. This study echoes with the global and local studies that anxiety and depression are the top two issues of students for seeking help from mental health professionals. It is argued that cultural factors must be taken into account when interpreting the findings. The strengths of having a Mental Wellness Clinic in the university campus for promoting well-being of university students are also discussed.-
dcterms.accessRightsopen accessen_US
dcterms.bibliographicCitationApplied research in quality of life, 13 Dec. 2020, v. 15, no. 1, p. 207-218en_US
dcterms.isPartOfApplied research in quality of lifeen_US
dcterms.issued2020-
dc.identifier.isiWOS:000511570900011-
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85058470642-
dc.identifier.eissn1871-2576en_US
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dc.description.pubStatusPublisheden_US
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