scholarly journals Severe role impairment associated with mental disorders: Results of the WHO World Mental Health Surveys International College Student Project

2018 ◽  
Vol 35 (9) ◽  
pp. 802-814 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jordi Alonso ◽  
Philippe Mortier ◽  
Randy P. Auerbach ◽  
Ronny Bruffaerts ◽  
Gemma Vilagut ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
College Student ◽  
Mental Disorders ◽  
Health Surveys ◽  
World Mental Health ◽  
International College ◽  
Role Impairment

Childhood adversities and mental disorders in first-year college students: results from the World Mental Health International College Student Initiative

2022 ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Mathilde M. Husky ◽  
Ekaterina Sadikova ◽  
Sue Lee ◽  
Jordi Alonso ◽  
Randy P. Auerbach ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
College Students ◽  
College Student ◽  
Mental Disorders ◽  
Type Number ◽  
Childhood Adversities ◽  
World Mental Health ◽  
The World ◽  
International College ◽  
Role Impairment

Abstract Background This study investigates associations of several dimensions of childhood adversities (CAs) with lifetime mental disorders, 12-month disorder persistence, and impairment among incoming college students. Methods Data come from the World Mental Health International College Student Initiative (WMH-ICS). Web-based surveys conducted in nine countries (n = 20 427) assessed lifetime and 12-month mental disorders, 12-month role impairment, and seven types of CAs occurring before the age of 18: parental psychopathology, emotional, physical, and sexual abuse, neglect, bullying victimization, and dating violence. Poisson regressions estimated associations using three dimensions of CA exposure: type, number, and frequency. Results Overall, 75.8% of students reported exposure to at least one CA. In multivariate regression models, lifetime onset and 12-month mood, anxiety, and substance use disorders were all associated with either the type, number, or frequency of CAs. In contrast, none of these associations was significant when predicting disorder persistence. Of the three CA dimensions examined, only frequency was associated with severe role impairment among students with 12-month disorders. Population-attributable risk simulations suggest that 18.7–57.5% of 12-month disorders and 16.3% of severe role impairment among those with disorders were associated with these CAs. Conclusion CAs are associated with an elevated risk of onset and impairment among 12-month cases of diverse mental disorders but are not involved in disorder persistence. Future research on the associations of CAs with psychopathology should include fine-grained assessments of CA exposure and attempt to trace out modifiable intervention targets linked to mechanisms of associations with lifetime psychopathology and burden of 12-month mental disorders.

scholarly journals WHO World Mental Health Surveys International College Student Project: Prevalence and distribution of mental disorders.

2018 ◽  
Vol 127 (7) ◽  
pp. 623-638 ◽  
Author(s):  
Randy P. Auerbach ◽  
◽  
Philippe Mortier ◽  
Ronny Bruffaerts ◽  
Jordi Alonso ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
College Student ◽  
Mental Disorders ◽  
Health Surveys ◽  
World Mental Health ◽  
International College

scholarly journals The role impairment associated with mental disorder risk profiles in the WHO World Mental Health International College Student Initiative

2018 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. e1750 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jordi Alonso ◽  
Gemma Vilagut ◽  
Philippe Mortier ◽  
Randy P. Auerbach ◽  
Ronny Bruffaerts ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
College Student ◽  
Mental Disorder ◽  
Risk Profiles ◽  
World Mental Health ◽  
International College ◽  
Role Impairment ◽  
Disorder Risk

JS03-03 - Prevalence and Impact of Common Mental Disorders: International Similarities & Differences. Results of the Who World Mental Health (WMH) Surveys Initiative

2011 ◽  
Vol 26 (S2) ◽  
pp. 2005-2005
Author(s):  
J. Alonso ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Disorders ◽  
Common Mental Disorders ◽  
Disruptive Behaviour ◽  
International Variation ◽  
Reporting Practices ◽  
World Mental Health ◽  
Substance Disorders ◽  
Prevalence Estimates ◽  
Role Impairment

Introduction A number of studies have shown that there is international variation in the prevalence of common mental disorders. Several factors have been suggested to explain such differences. Methodological challenges to comparability include: differences in settings, samples, assessment methods, and reporting practices. Also, cultural differences have been pointed out as possible cause of differential recognition and reporting of mental health issues. There is still uncertainty about the degree of international variation in the prevalence of mental disorders, and the lack of comparability of results is still an issue.Objectives We assessed the prevalence and impact of mental disorders in the WHO World Mental Health (WMH) Survey Initiative, using common survey, assessment and reporting methods.Methods The WMH surveys were completed in 24 countries from Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe, the Middle-East and the Pacific. Representative samples of the adult, non-institutionalizes population were interviewed face-to-face, with the aim of estimating the prevalence, burden and unmet need for treatment of common mental disorders. The Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI, 3.0) was used in all surveys to assess mental health status. Common mental disorders assessed included: anxiety, mood, disruptive behaviour, and substance disorders. Several standard measures of disability, both generic and disorder-specific, and role impairment were administered.Results Results show that the mental disorders are commonly occurring in all participating countries. The inter-quartile range (IQR: 25th–75th percentiles) of lifetime DSM-IV disorder prevalence estimates (combining anxiety, mood, disruptive behaviour, and substance disorders) is 18.1–31.1%. The IQR of 12 month prevalence estimates is 9.8–19.1%. Prevalence estimates of 12-month Serious Mental Illness (SMI) are 4–6.8% in half of the countries, 2.3–3.6% in one-fourth and 0.8–1.9% in one-fourth. Possible causes of international variation will be addressed. Analysis of age-of-onset reports shows that many mental disorders begin in childhood-adolescence and have significant adverse effects on subsequent role transitions. Mental disorders are found in the WMH data to be associated with high levels of role impairment.Conclusions Despite this burden, the majority of mental disorders go untreated. Although these results suggest that expansion of treatment could be cost-effective form both the employer perspective and the societal perspective, treatment effectiveness trials are needed to confirm this suspicion. The WMH results regarding impairments are being used to target several of these interventions.Additional information about the WMH Surveys Initiative and the funing of the project can be found at: http://www.hcp.med.harvard.edu/wmh/

scholarly journals The World Health Organization World Mental Health International College Student initiative: An overview

2019 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. e1761 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pim Cuijpers ◽  
Randy P. Auerbach ◽  
Corina Benjet ◽  
Ronny Bruffaerts ◽  
David Ebert ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
College Student ◽  
World Health Organization ◽  
World Health ◽  
World Mental Health ◽  
The World ◽  
International College ◽  
Health Organization
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