It is well-known that adolescence and young adulthood are a crucial phase of transition from childhood and pose certain mental health challenges to be addressed constructively. An increasing body of evidence shows that adolescents and young adults are afflicted by mental health conditions that impairs their cognitive, socio-emotional functioning, and quality of life, leading to a compromised ability to fulfil their highest potential.
Book appointmentThe major risk factors for poor mental health and suicides among adolescents and young adults in India have found to be academic stressors, failure in examinations, insurmountable burden of parental and societal expectations of academic excellence, escalating conflicts with parents, cut-throat competition for marks and jobs, failure to secure jobs, family and interpersonal problems, failed love affairs, conflicts with peers, financial difficulties, lack of supportive relationships and environment in the university and an inability to meet deadlines.
So, the assessment of key mental health indices such as depression, stress and anxiety as well as counseling adolescents and young adults will help them to reduce their stress levels, effectively manage the academic, exam and other psychosocial stressors in their lives leading them towards both personal and professional development and success. An average of 4 to 5 sessions are required for effective results.