Male students less likely to seek mental health help in college

More students are coming forward for mental health help in college, but men are less likely to do so until things reach crisis stage, analysis of a support service at NUI Maynooth has found.

The Student Central programme at the Co Kildare college helps students participate successfully with the help of a psychologist.

While the numbers of students at NUIM with a mental health condition rose from 49 to 64 in four years, this only takes account of those registering for support which requires documentation from a psychiatrist. A 2010 Dublin City University study found up to 70% of people with mental illness choose to hide their condition.