Prevalence of mental disorders in university students who are users of psychological service

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 wit...

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Autores principales: Olga María Vargas Ramos, Mariantonia Lemos Hoyos, Beatriz Eugenia Toro, Nora Helena Londoño Arredondo
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:a51736bd43b2405daa5551b855ad32192021-11-25T02:24:21ZPrevalence of mental disorders in university students who are users of psychological service10.21500/20112084.9122011-20842011-7922https://doaj.org/article/a51736bd43b2405daa5551b855ad32192008-12-01T00:00:00Zhttps://revistas.usb.edu.co/index.php/IJPR/article/view/912https://doaj.org/toc/2011-2084https://doaj.org/toc/2011-7922The 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.Olga María Vargas RamosMariantonia Lemos HoyosBeatriz Eugenia ToroNora Helena Londoño ArredondoUniversidad de San BuenaventuraarticleMental disordersmental healthpsychosocial factors.PsychologyBF1-990ENESInternational Journal of Psychological Research, Vol 1, Iss 2 (2008)
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topic Mental disorders
mental health
psychosocial factors.
Psychology
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spellingShingle Mental disorders
mental health
psychosocial factors.
Psychology
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Olga María Vargas Ramos
Mariantonia Lemos Hoyos
Beatriz Eugenia Toro
Nora Helena Londoño Arredondo
Prevalence of mental disorders in university students who are users of psychological service
description 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.
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author Olga María Vargas Ramos
Mariantonia Lemos Hoyos
Beatriz Eugenia Toro
Nora Helena Londoño Arredondo
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Mariantonia Lemos Hoyos
Beatriz Eugenia Toro
Nora Helena Londoño Arredondo
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title Prevalence of mental disorders in university students who are users of psychological service
title_short Prevalence of mental disorders in university students who are users of psychological service
title_full Prevalence of mental disorders in university students who are users of psychological service
title_fullStr Prevalence of mental disorders in university students who are users of psychological service
title_full_unstemmed Prevalence of mental disorders in university students who are users of psychological service
title_sort prevalence of mental disorders in university students who are users of psychological service
publisher Universidad de San Buenaventura
publishDate 2008
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