All study and no play puts students under stress More than 90 percent of students suffer from mental disorders because of study pressure, according to the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET).    Meanwhile, 16.9 percent of students have intention to commit suicide, according to the Ministry of Health (MOH). An excellent student at the national level from the Le Quy Don High School for the Gifted in Binh Dinh province some days ago ended his life by hanging. On May 15, a 12th grader in Thanh Hoa province put an end to her life by hanging as well. Truc My, the student, was described as a good schoolgirl who had high achievements. Her neighbors said they heard My and her mother arguing about studying before the suicide and guessed this could be the reason behind My’s behavior. In late December 2015, an 11th grader jumped off a dam to kill herself. Five suicide notes to parents, sister and friends found in the student’s schoolbag showed that the girl felt disappointed about unsatisfactory learning achievements. A survey conducted at some general schools and universities in Hanoi and Hai Duong province found that 93.57 percent of polled students have problems in learning and their daily lives which they need to share with other people.  More than 90 percent of students suffer from mental disorders because of study pressure The proportions are 95.33 percent for general schools and 85.92 percent for universities. 80.17 percent of general school students said they often have problems to be shared. Meanwhile, the Ministry of Health, when implementing a project on school health in 2011-2015, reported that 16.9 percent of students had intentions to commit suicide, while 21.8 percent had to receive medical treatment at hospitals. Another survey at a smaller scale conducted on 3,000 students aged 10-16 in Hanoi also found big problems: 19 percent of students had problems in mental health, 9 percent said they once had intentions to commit suicide, and 6 percent had plans to commit suicide. A national survey on adolescents and the youth found that 31 percent of the youth had psychological problems and lacked confidence. Nguyen Van Anh, director of the Center for Studies and Applied Sciences in Gender, Family, Women and Adolescents, noted that at the ages of 13-17, students are sensitive and vulnerable, while adults don’t help them prepare for the special period in their life. As a result, many of them don’t have the skills to face personal crises. They feel lonely and depressed if they encounter stress. La Duc Cuong, director of the Central Mental Hospital No 1, noted that more and more young people with psychological instability come to the hospital for examination. They have headaches and depression and don’t want to communicate with people. Tien Phong