Year: 2021
Type: dissertation
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: The objectives were to estimate the frequency of mental disorders among Spanish university students, their association with role impairment and the use of treatment. Also, to identify risk and protective factors. The thesis is based on the UNIVERSAL project (2,118 first-year university students completed the baseline online survey and 1,253 completed at least 40% of the 12-month follow-up survey). The online measures had an adequate agreement with the MINI-International Neuropsychiatric Interview. The 12-month prevalence of any mental disorder was 35.7%. Twelve-month mental disorders were associated with role impairment (29.2%); only 12.6% of students with mental disorder received mental health treatment in the last year. At the 12-month follow-up, the first onset of major depressive episode and/or generalized anxiety disorder (MDE-GAD) was 13.3%; and persistence (among those with MDE-GAD at baseline) was 46.7%. Factors associated with MDE-GAD were prior suicidal ideation and lifetime symptoms of MDE and GAD
Author: Laura Ballester
Language: English
Topic: Student Stress and Coping
Subfield: Developmental and Educational Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W3197855248