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Vargas Ramos, O. M., Lemos Hoyos, M., Eugenia Toro, B., & Londoño Arredondo, N. H. (2008). Prevalence of mental disorders in university students who are users of psychological service. International Journal of Psychological Research, 1(2), 21–30. https://doi.org/10.21500/20112084.912
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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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