Randy P. Auerbach|Philippe Mortier|Ronny Bruffærts|Jordi Alonso|Corina Benjet|Pim Cuijpers|Koen Demyttenaere|David Daniel Ebert|Jennifer Green|Penelope Hasking|Elaine Murray|Matthew K. Nock|Stephanie Pinder?Amaker|Nancy A. Sampson|Dan J. Stein|Gemma Vilagut|Alan M. Zaslavsky|Ronald C. Kessler
WHO World Mental Health Surveys International College Student Project: Prevalence and distribution of mental disorders.
KU Leuven|KU Leuven|Hospital Del Mar|Hospital del Mar Research Institute|Municipal Institute for Medical Research|Instituto Nacional de Psiquiatría|Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam|KU Leuven|Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg|Boston University|Speech Pathology Australia|Curtin University|University of Ulster|Harvard University|Harvard University|Harvard University|University of Cape Town|Hospital Del Mar|Hospital del Mar Research Institute|Municipal Institute for Medical Research|Harvard University|Harvard University
increasingly colleges across world contending rising rates mental disorders many cases demand services campus far exceeds available resources present study reports initial results first stage world mental health international college student project series surveys 19 colleges across 8 countries australia belgium germany mexico northern ireland south africa spain united states carried aim estimating prevalence basic sociodemographic correlates common mental disorders among firstyear college students webbased selfreport questionnaires administered incoming firstyear students 455 pooled response rate screened six common lifetime 12month dsmiv mental disorders major depression maniahypomania generalized anxiety disorder panic disorder alcohol use disorder substance use disorder focus 13984 respondents fulltime students 35 screened positive least one common lifetime disorders assessed 31 screened positive least one 12month disorder syndromes typically onsets early middle adolescence persisted year survey although relatively modest strongest correlates screening positive older age female sex unmarrieddeceased parents religious affiliation nonheterosexual identification behavior low secondary school ranking extrinsic motivation college enrollment weakness associations means syndromes considered widely distributed respect variables student population although extent costeffective treatment would reduce risks unclear high level need mental health services implied results represents major challenge institutions higher education governments psycinfo database record c 2018 apa rights reserved