ArticleSocial psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology2021
Prevalence of 12-month mental and substance use disorders in sexual minority college students in Mexico.
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- Mental disorders and sexual orientation in college students across 13 countries of differing levels of LGBTQ+ acceptance.Journal of psychiatric research · 2025Article
- Differences in mental health problems in LGBT+ first year college students in Chile during the pandemic.Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology · 2024Article
- An Online Mindfulness Intervention for International Students: A Randomized Controlled Feasibility Trial.Clinical psychology in Europe · 2023Article
- Barriers and Facilitators to Mental Health Help-Seeking and Experiences with Service Use among LGBT+ University Students in Chile.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Latin American Internet Survey for Men who have Sex with Men (LAMIS-2018): Design, methods and implementation.PloS one · 2022Article
- Sexual minority status modifies the association between HIV risk behavior and prevalent mood or anxiety disorders in British Columbia, Canada.Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology · 2022Article
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Abstract
purposeMental health disparities have been documented among sexual minority college students, but there is a dearth of evidence from developing countries. The aim is to estimate the prevalence of 12-month mental and substance use disorders across a range of sexual identities among first-year college students in Mexican universities, and test whether there is an association between sexual identity and disorders and whether the association is moderated by gender.
methodThe University Project for Healthy Students, a web-based survey conducted as part of the World Health Organization's World Mental Health International College Student initiative, recruited 7874 students from nine Mexican universities in 2016 and 2017. Logistic regressions estimated the association of sexual identity with 12-month major depressive episode, generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder, alcohol abuse/dependence, and drug abuse/dependence, with interaction terms for gender.
resultsCompared to heterosexual students reporting no same-sex attraction (SSA), heterosexual students with SSA (AORs range 1.77-3.67) and lesbian/gay and bisexual students (AORs range 2.22-5.32) were at a higher risk for several disorders. Asexual students were at higher risk for drug abuse/dependence (AOR = 3.64). Students unsure of their sexual identity were at a higher risk for major depressive episode, panic disorder, and drug abuse/dependence (AORs range 2.25-3.82). Gender differences varied across sexual identity and disorder.
conclusionThese findings are the first empirical report of sexual minority psychiatric disparities among a college student population from a developing nation and underscore the importance of clinical interventions that address mental health needs among sexual minority college students.
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