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8TH AUG 2008
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 Exam season has been recognised as a key time when depression is more likely to affect students, www.studentdepression.org is on hand to help.
Many universities enter into exams between mid January and the end of February. With exams looming, students feel increased levels of tension and pressure to perform as the stress of revision takes hold. For some students these feelings and anxieties escalate and spiral into depression. Research indicates that during the beginning of term, exam period, suicide rates rise dramatically.
The recently re-launched Students Against Depression website www.studentdepression.org is on hand to offer a wealth of resources to help students cope during the exam period. Offering themselves as experts in the field of dealing with student depression.
The acclaimed Students Against Depression website www.studentdepression.org, winner of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy Award for Innovation 2006, is a resource that serves as an aid to students particularly – as only too often university resources are stretched. Denise Meyer, who is the charity’s spokesperson ands certified counsellor, is available for further interviews on the subject of student depression specifically.
 Denise Meyer has devised some ‘Top Tips’ directed at helping students through exams, with more detailed information available at: www.studentdepression.org
1. Make realistic goals – being all-or-nothing or perfectionist about revision plans or expected results can spiral quickly from feeling overwhelmed to procrastination to self-bullying, leaving you less likely to achieve anything and vulnerable to depression.
2. Think positive – try to focus on what you do know and build on that, rather than panicking about what you don’t know – no one knows everything!
3. Widen your perspective – remind yourself that many successful people didn’t get a 2.1 for their degree or didn’t even go to university – the happiness of your entire life does not have to depend on the result of these exams, no matter how important they feel right now.
4. Keep active - take regular ‘fun breaks’ to relax the mind, and preferably get daily fresh air and exercise.
5. Look after yourself - build up your energy by eating regular, healthy meals, avoid dehydration by drinking a lot of water and remember that alcohol has a chemically depressive effect.
6. Use your support networks - don’t let revision isolate you from your usual contacts and support networks – a more social approach to revision can even be very beneficial, if you divide out topics to focus on and share notes and discussion points.
7. Don’t pull all night-ers - get enough rest so that you wake up refreshed for an exam. Your brain needs sleep in order to perform well.
 www.studentdepression.org, communicates life stories of student sufferers and offers a three–step guide to how to get help, making the facts simple and easy to digest. ‘Desperate right now?’ provides valuable advice if you’re feeling suicidal or looking for instant help and guidance. ‘Worried about someone?’ gives advice if you’re concerned for a friend or relative and offers simple and effective ways of helping others. ‘Fast track’ is for those looking for a ‘snap-shot’ run down of the key issues surrounding depression.
Please see www.studentdepression.org for more advice.
Provided by The Student Zone (United Kingdom) |
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