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This will cost society dearly
This year's health and well-being survey of Norwegian students was held on Monday. The results show a terrible situation - almost half of the students struggle with serious psychological problems.
- It was a very difficult year. It becomes a vicious spiral in which loneliness is painful and difficult, says a journalism student from Oslo.
She is one of the many students in the country who have experienced the consequences of severe restrictions over the past year and who have felt both isolated and lonely.
- Being lonely and mostly just sitting within four walls day in and day out strengthened a lot of thoughts. It is painful how many people are struggling.
This year's health and wellness survey of Norwegian students was released on Monday with very disturbing data. The study found that 45 percent - or around half - of Norwegian students suffer from serious psychological problems.
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-Incredible number of students with suicidal thoughts.
As many as 15 percent of students say they have thought about taking their own life. This is twice as much as in 2010.
- The numbers are terrible. There is not much more to say, says Jonas Økland, director of social welfare and gender equality at the Norwegian student organization.
He says such numbers were expected, but it was surprising to be faced with just how bad the mental health of Norwegian students is.
- This pandemic is also a mental health pandemic. We don't have a vaccine against it, says Økland.
Half of them feel left out
She emphasizes that it is important to learn from the past year, but now says that the most important thing is that the needy will get help. Research and Higher Education Minister Henrik Asheim (H) says that adequate arrangements have been made.
"We strengthened student organizations by enabling students to organize low-threshold services, and we strengthened our own student mental health telephone with the resources available," says Asheim.
In the survey, more than half of the respondents say they miss someone with whom they can be or feel excluded and isolated.
- Mental disorders are not instant treatment. There will be more people in need of psychiatric care, which will cost society dearly. It won't go away after the pandemic has passed, Waale says.
