Chapter title: Student Mental Health in Iran

Author: Roghieh Nooripour, Ph.D.

Affiliation: Department of Counseling, Faculty of Education and Psychology, Alzahra University, Tehran, Iran

Author: Simin Hosseinian, Ph.D.

Affiliation: Department of Counseling, Faculty of Education and Psychology, Alzahra University, Tehran, Iran

Author Biographies:

Dr. Roghieh Nooripour earned her master’s and doctoral degrees in counselling psychology at Alzahara University, one of the leading universities in Iran. Dr. Nooripour currently provides clinical services and is a researcher in counselling psychology, conducting studies in individual and family psychology, with some high-level publications.

In 2018, Dr. Nooripour was selected as a distinguished research student at Alzahra University. She has been a member of the Iranian National Elites Foundation since 2012 and is a lifetime member of the Iranian Psychological Association. She is dedicated to research on mindfulness, stress, mental health, quality of life interventions, psychometrics, patients with cancer, post-traumatic stress disorder, ADHD, and child and family health and well-being. She has published research on the subjects of high-risk behaviours, drug use and abuse in adolescents, and has written several books in Farsi.

Dr. Simin Hosseinian is a professor in the Department of Counseling at Alzahra University. She received a master’s and doctoral degree in Counselling from UCLA in Los Angeles, California.