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ArticleSocial psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology2024

Differences in mental health problems in LGBT+ first year college students in Chile during the pandemic.

Marcelo A Crockett, Vania Martínez-Nahuel, Scarlett Mac-Ginty, Daniel Núñez, Álvaro I Langer, Jorge Gaete

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Marcelo A CrockettEscuela de Salud Pública, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8327-7261
Vania Martínez-NahuelMillennium Nucleus to Improve the Mental Health of Adolescents and Youths (Imhay), Santiago, Chile. vmartinezn@uchile.cl.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5980-7122
Scarlett Mac-GintyMillennium Nucleus to Improve the Mental Health of Adolescents and Youths (Imhay), Santiago, Chile. scarlett.macginty@kcl.ac.uk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3333-0420
Daniel NúñezMillennium Nucleus to Improve the Mental Health of Adolescents and Youths (Imhay), Santiago, Chile.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7091-2249
Álvaro I LangerMillennium Nucleus to Improve the Mental Health of Adolescents and Youths (Imhay), Santiago, Chile.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2983-5274
Jorge GaeteMillennium Nucleus to Improve the Mental Health of Adolescents and Youths (Imhay), Santiago, Chile.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6650-6018

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ANID/Doctoral Scholarship Abroad Becas Chile 2019-72200092ANID/FONDECYT 1221230ANID-Millennium Science Initiative Program NCS2021_081ANID/PFCHA/DOCTORADO NACIONAL 2019-21190859
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purposeTo examine the differences in mental health problems by sexual orientation and gender identity in first-year university students in Chile during the pandemic.

methods7,213 first-year students aged 18 years and older from five universities participated as part of the World Mental Health - International College Student initiative in Chile. Students completed an online self-report survey between 2020 and 2021 that included measures of lifetime and 12-month major depressive episode, generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder, bipolar disorder, drug abuse/dependence, alcohol dependence, non-suicidal self-injuries, and suicidal risk. Prevalence of mental health problems were estimated and the differences by sexual orientation and gender identity were examined using logistic and multinomial logistic regression models.

resultsBetween 84.1% and 98% of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, and other sexual and gender minority (LGBT+) students screened positive for at least one lifetime mental health problem and between 67.6% and 90.6% for two or more problems. For most outcomes, non-heterosexual (Odds Ratio [OR] between 1.25 and 7.00) and trans and gender nonconforming students (OR between 1.72 and 5.81) had significantly higher odds of positive screening for lifetime mental health problems than heterosexual and cisgender students, respectively. Similar results were observed for 12-month mental health problems.

conclusionThe results show differences in the prevalence of mental health problems in LGBT+ university students in Chile, which are consistent with those found in other countries. These results may be useful for planning interventions to improve the mental health of LGBT+ students.

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Mental DisordersSexual and Gender MinoritiesStudentsAdolescentAdultChileCOVID-19FemaleGender IdentityHumansMaleMental HealthPrevalenceSexual BehaviorUniversitiesYoung AdultCollege studentsLGBTMental disordersNon-suicidal self-injuriesSuicide

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