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Covid takes toll on architecture students’ mental health

By 2020-10-23T06:00:00

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Over half of students say their mental health has suffered, RIBA survey finds

Over half of architecture students say their mental health has suffered because of the covid-19 pandemic, according to a RIBA survey.

Some 58% said their mental health had deteriorated during the crisis, while 39% said their physical health had deteriorated.

Nearly half – 45% – of the 398 students who responded to RIBA’s covid-19 student survey, said that they were feeling isolated, while 39% said that they were not keeping in touch with their peer group.

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