Objectives Consumption of the drug khat is high across East Africa and the South-Western
Arabian Peninsula despite evidence for its adverse psychiatric effects. This systematic …

During tertiary education, students embark on a journey of role exploration and decision-
making about their future, to define who they want to be in their adult lives. Psychological …

Background Mental distress is a major public health problem which includes anxiety,
depression and somatic symptoms such as sleeping problems, fatigue and headache …

Emerging adulthood (Arnett, 2000, Arnett et al., 2014) is a developmental phase between
adolescence and adulthood characterized by many transitions and challenging tasks, such …

Objectives: To examine the prevalence of mental distress among university students in
Jordan. Methods: An online cross-sectional study using a self-administered questionnaire …

Objective Starting university education is a crucial period for the mental health of students,
who report higher levels of distress compared to the general population. This study sought to …

Background Mental distress is the most common problem among medical students. This is
associated with severe consequences of lack of empathy for their patients, committing …

Objective Tertiary education can be stressful for many young people, who consistently report
high levels of distress. The issue has major implications for campus health services and …

Background Mental distress is becoming a common health problem in Ethiopia. The
prevalence of mental distress is higher among university students than the general …

BACKGROUND፡ Psychological distress is a state of emotional suffering and also
characterized by somatic symptoms. Health care workers more prone psychological distress …