Students' 'suicidal thoughts' warning from NUS

There are under-recognised problems of stress, depression and suicidal thoughts on university campuses, warns a survey from the National Union of Students on mental health problems.

More than one in 10 students said they had experienced "suicidal thoughts", in a survey of 1,200 across the UK.

There were 14% who had considered self-harm and 38% had feelings of panic.

Paul Farmer, head of mental health charity Mind, called for a "culture of openness" in providing support.

The study found a wide range of negative feelings - with 80% feeling stressed, 55% feeling anxious, 50% having insomnia or sleeping problems and 40% feelings of "worthlessness" and "hopelessness".