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ArticleThe Lancet regional health. Europe2023

Prevalence of mental disorders among Norwegian college and university students: a population-based cross-sectional analysis.

Børge Sivertsen, Ann Kristin Skrindo Knudsen, Benedicte Kirkøen, Jens C Skogen, Bengt Oscar Lagerstrøm, Kari-Jussie Lønning, Ronald C Kessler, Anne Reneflot

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Article in The Lancet regional health. Europe, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05731102 (Students' Health and Wellbeing Study), which is not on this map. Cited by 25 papers.

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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NCT05731102 completednot on this map

Students' Health and Wellbeing Study (SHOT) 2022

TypeobservationalSponsorNorwegian Institute of Public HealthRan2023 to 2023Enrolled9,585ConditionsMental Disorders, Substance Use Disorders, Treatment, ParticipationArmsElectronic version of the Composite International Diagnostic Interview 5th version (E-CIDI 5.0)
3 · Its place in the literature

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25 citing papers in PubMed, 31 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Børge SivertsenDepartment of Health Promotion, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Bergen, Norway.
Ann Kristin Skrindo KnudsenDepartment of Disease Burden, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Bergen, Norway.
Benedicte KirkøenDepartment of Mental Health and Suicide, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway.
Jens C SkogenDepartment of Health Promotion, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Bergen, Norway.
Bengt Oscar LagerstrømDivision for Social Surveys, Department for Methodology and Data Collection, Statistics Norway, Oslo, Norway.
Kari-Jussie LønningThe Student Welfare Organization in Oslo and Akershus (SiO), Oslo, Norway.
Ronald C KesslerDepartment of Health Care Policy, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Anne ReneflotDepartment of Mental Health and Suicide, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway.
Norwegian Institute of Public Health · NOHarvard University · USModum Bad – Gordon Johnsens stiftelse · NOStatistics Norway · NO

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Self-report data indicate a sharp increase in mental health problems among college and university students in recent years, but accurate prevalence estimates of mental disorders are lacking. The current study used a validated psychiatric diagnostic survey, developed into a self-administered electronic version, to examine the prevalence of common mental disorders in a large national sample of college and university students in Norway. Methods: Participants (aged 18-35 years) from the national Students' Health and Wellbeing (SHOT) Study in 2022 were recruited to a follow-up online survey of mental disorders from January to February 2023 (n = 10,460). Current (30-days), 12-months and lifetime prevalence of common mental disorders were examined using a newly developed self-administered electronic version of the Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI 5.0). Findings: The prevalence of a current mental disorder was high for both women (39.7% [2737/6886], 95% CI 38.6-40.9) and men (25.7% [751/2918], 95% CI 24.2-27.4). The most common disorders were major depressive episode (females 17.1% [1250/7329] and males 10.8% [331/3059]) and generalized anxiety disorder (females 16.0% [1157/7221] and males 8.2% [250/3032]), while 5.6% [387/6948] and 7.7% [228/2963] of the females and male students, respectively, fulfilled the criteria for an alcohol use disorder. The prevalence estimates for 12-month and lifetime were, as expected, even higher. Interpretation: The findings suggest an alarmingly high prevalence of several mental disorders among Norwegian college and university students. Implications and potential methodological and contextual explanations of these findings are discussed. Funding: Norwegian Ministry of Education and Research.

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College and university studentsDiagnostic interviewEpidemiological surveyMental disordersPrevalence

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