Open AccessPrevalence of mental disorders in university students who are users of psychological service
Author(s) -
Olga María Vargas Ramos,
Mariantonia Lemos,
Beatriz E. Toro,
Nora Helena Londoño Arredondo
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
international journal of psychological research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.23
H-Index - 11
eISSN - 2011-7922
pISSN - 2011-2084
DOI - 10.21500/20112084.912
Subject(s) - psychosocial , checklist , anxiety , psychology , prevalence of mental disorders , clinical psychology , population , psychiatry , mood , medicine , environmental health , cognitive psychology
The purpose of this investigation was to estimate the prevalence of mental disorders in university students who attend Welfare Psychological Service, as well as the evaluation of psychosocial factors present in the population studied. The sample was comprised of 67 students, who were interviewed with the MINI structured interview and a checklist of psychosocial and environmental problems. The highest prevalent disorder was major depressive episode, followed by generalized anxiety and social phobia. Most common psychosocial problems were related to primary environment, education and social environment. Association was found between the state of mood disorders and problems related to primary group, which points out the importance of family in the origin and maintenance of these disorders.