1. Psychopathology and self-harm among incoming first-year students in six Mexican universities.
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Benjet C, Gutiérrez-García RA, Abrego-Ramírez A, Borges G, Covarrubias-Díaz A, Durán MDS, González-González R, Hermosillo-de la Torre AE, Martínez-Martínez KI, Medina-Mora ME, Mejía-Zarazúa H, Pérez-Tarango G, Zavala-Berbena MA, and Mortier P
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- Adolescent, Adult, Female, Health Services Needs and Demand, Health Surveys, Humans, Male, Mental Disorders psychology, Mental Disorders therapy, Mental Health Services supply & distribution, Mexico epidemiology, Prevalence, Self-Injurious Behavior psychology, Sex Distribution, Socioeconomic Factors, Students statistics & numerical data, Substance-Related Disorders psychology, Substance-Related Disorders therapy, Suicidal Ideation, Suicide, Attempted statistics & numerical data, Universities, Young Adult, Mental Disorders epidemiology, Self-Injurious Behavior epidemiology, Students psychology, Substance-Related Disorders epidemiology
- Abstract
Objective: To estimate psychopathology and self-harm behavior of incoming first-year college students, sociodemographic correlates, service use and willingness to seek treatment., Materials and Methods: 4 189 male and female incoming first-year students of six universities in four different states of Mexico responded to an online survey with a 79.3% response rate., Results: Almost one in three incoming students has experienced some type of psychopathology; however, only one in five has received treatment. Female, students who are older, whose parents are not married or deceased, and who have a non-heterosexual orientation, no religion or a non-Catholic/Christian religion have greater odds (1.18 - 1.99), whereas those who attend a private university and have a parent with some college education have lower odds (0.68 - 0.75) of experiencing any probable disorder., Conclusions: Substantial unmet need for mental health services combined with reported willingness to use university services suggests an opportunity for the detection, referral, and treatment of incoming students to promote a successful transition., Competing Interests: Declaration of conflict of interests. The authors declare that they have no conflict of interests.
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- 2019
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