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Overworked Students Face Anxiety — What Thai Families Need to Know

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A recent report warns that many students overwork themselves to chase grades and resumes. (This habit can cause anxiety, stress, and burnout.) (KVIA)

Parents and schools should notice signs of anxiety and burnout early. Early detection can prevent long-term mental health problems.

Experts say students often join many activities to build resumes for schools and jobs. Those activities can overload students and harm their wellbeing. (KVIA)

A therapist at a community health network warns that overwork can become obsessive. The therapist says anxiety, stress, and lack of motivation can follow. (KVIA)

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Thailand's Silent Crisis: How Academic Pressure Is Breaking Our Children's Mental Health

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In quiet hospital rooms across Bangkok, teenage patients describe the same crushing symptoms: sleepless nights spent memorizing formulas, chest-tightening anxiety before exams, and an overwhelming sense that their worth depends entirely on grades and university admissions. What many Thai families dismiss as normal academic stress has become a mental health epidemic that threatens an entire generation’s wellbeing—and new international research reveals the devastating scope of student overwork that mirrors patterns emerging worldwide.

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University Mental Health: Should Student Wellbeing Be a Campus Responsibility? New Research Sparks Global Debate

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Student mental health has become a pressing issue at universities worldwide, prompting critical debate over how much responsibility higher education institutions should bear for their students’ psychological wellbeing. Recent research, high-profile court cases, and unprecedented demand for support services are driving reforms both abroad and in Thailand—yet students, parents, and experts alike continue to wrestle with what “duty of care” means in practice and how it can be sustainably achieved.

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School Anxiety Reaches ‘Epidemic’ Levels: Lessons from Northern Ireland and Implications for Thai Classrooms

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School-related anxiety among students has reached an “epidemic” scale in Northern Ireland, with absenteeism numbers and emotional distress rates sparking urgent calls for intervention and reform. Recent reporting from the BBC revealed that 85,000 children in Northern Ireland have missed more than a tenth of school days this academic year alone, with experts warning that emotionally-based school anxiety is “off the Richter scale” and significantly disrupting education systems (BBC News). As Thailand contends with its own mental health challenges among students—exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic—this global surge in school anxiety offers critical lessons local educators and policymakers must urgently consider.

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