Prevalence of Mental Disorders Among College Students at a German University

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Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Metadaten:
Autoren
  • Josef Bailer
  • Daniela Schwarz
  • Michael Witthoeft
  • Cornelia Stuebinger
  • Fred Rist
Autoren-URL
https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=fis-test-1&SrcAuth=WosAPI&KeyUT=WOS:000262146100004&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS_CPL
DOI
10.1055/s-2007-986293
eISSN
1439-1058
Externe Identifier
  • Clarivate Analytics Document Solution ID: 390EC
  • PubMed Identifier: 18092284
ISSN
0937-2032
Ausgabe der Veröffentlichung
11
Zeitschrift
PSYCHOTHERAPIE PSYCHOSOMATIK MEDIZINISCHE PSYCHOLOGIE
Schlüsselwörter
  • mental health
  • college students
  • somatoform disorders
  • health anxiety
  • multiple chemical sensitivity
  • alcohol abuse
Paginierung
423 - 429
Datum der Veröffentlichung
2008
Status
Published
Titel
Prevalence of Mental Disorders Among College Students at a German University
Sub types
  • Article
Ausgabe der Zeitschrift
58

Datenquelle: Web of Science (Lite)

Andere Metadatenquellen:
Autoren
  • Josef Bailer
  • Daniela Schwarz
  • Michael Witthöft
  • Cornelia Stübinger
  • Fred Rist
DOI
10.1055/s-2007-986293
eISSN
1439-1058
ISSN
0937-2032
Ausgabe der Veröffentlichung
11
Zeitschrift
PPmP - Psychotherapie · Psychosomatik · Medizinische Psychologie
Sprache
de
Online publication date
2007
Paginierung
423 - 429
Datum der Veröffentlichung
2008
Status
Published
Herausgeber
Georg Thieme Verlag KG
Herausgeber URL
http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-2007-986293
Datum der Datenerfassung
2017
Titel
Prävalenz psychischer Syndrome bei Studierenden einer deutschen Universität
Ausgabe der Zeitschrift
58

Datenquelle: Crossref

Abstract
<h4>Background</h4>Students are an important part of the general population of Germany, but only limited information exists about the prevalence of common psychological syndromes among them.<h4>Objective</h4>To provide prevalence rates for various psychological syndromes (affective, anxiety, somotoform, eating disorders, and alcohol associated problems) among German university students.<h4>Methods</h4>A campus-wide survey including N = 1130 students at the University of Mannheim was conducted. Established assessment instruments were employed for this purpose: the German version of the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ), the German Version of the Whiteley-Index (WI), and the Chemical Odor Sensitivity Scale (COSS) to screen for idiopathic environmental intolerance (IEI).<h4>Results</h4>PHQ criteria for at least one psychological disorder (apart from the alcohol abuse/dependence syndrome) were met by 22.7% of the students, more frequently by women than men (OR = 1.8). The alcohol syndrome (30.2%) was most frequent and the only syndrome which was more frequent in men than in women. The next frequent syndrome was the somatoform syndrome (9.1%), followed by other depressive syndromes (8.1 %), IEI (7.2%), major depression (6.0%) and hypochondriasis (4.2%). The presence of hypochondriasis increased greatly the risk for co-morbid disorders. All syndromes--with the exception of the alcohol syndrome and the binge eating disorder--were accompanied by functional impairments.<h4>Conclusions</h4>We consider these results rather alarming, as they indicate a considerable need for both preventive and curative interventions in German students. However, further epidemiological studies are needed to prove the generalizability of our findings and to examine functional interrelations among and the course of these psychological syndromes.
Addresses
  • Zentralinstitut für Seelische Gesundheit, Abteilung Klinische Psychologie, Mannheim. josef.bailer@zi-mannheim.de
Autoren
  • Josef Bailer
  • Daniela Schwarz
  • Michael Witthöft
  • Cornelia Stübinger
  • Fred Rist
DOI
10.1055/s-2007-986293
eISSN
1439-1058
Externe Identifier
  • PubMed Identifier: 18092284
Open access
false
ISSN
0937-2032
Ausgabe der Veröffentlichung
11
Zeitschrift
Psychotherapie, Psychosomatik, medizinische Psychologie
Schlüsselwörter
  • Humans
  • Mental Disorders
  • Hypochondriasis
  • Environment
  • Social Behavior Disorders
  • Students
  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Germany
  • Female
  • Male
  • Young Adult
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Odorants
Sprache
ger
Medium
Print-Electronic
Online publication date
2007
Paginierung
423 - 429
Datum der Veröffentlichung
2008
Status
Published
Datum der Datenerfassung
2007
Titel
[Prevalence of mental disorders among college students at a German university].
Sub types
  • Journal Article
Ausgabe der Zeitschrift
58

Datenquelle: Europe PubMed Central

Abstract
BACKGROUND: Students are an important part of the general population of Germany, but only limited information exists about the prevalence of common psychological syndromes among them. OBJECTIVE: To provide prevalence rates for various psychological syndromes (affective, anxiety, somotoform, eating disorders, and alcohol associated problems) among German university students. METHODS: A campus-wide survey including N = 1130 students at the University of Mannheim was conducted. Established assessment instruments were employed for this purpose: the German version of the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ), the German Version of the Whiteley-Index (WI), and the Chemical Odor Sensitivity Scale (COSS) to screen for idiopathic environmental intolerance (IEI). RESULTS: PHQ criteria for at least one psychological disorder (apart from the alcohol abuse/dependence syndrome) were met by 22.7% of the students, more frequently by women than men (OR = 1.8). The alcohol syndrome (30.2%) was most frequent and the only syndrome which was more frequent in men than in women. The next frequent syndrome was the somatoform syndrome (9.1%), followed by other depressive syndromes (8.1 %), IEI (7.2%), major depression (6.0%) and hypochondriasis (4.2%). The presence of hypochondriasis increased greatly the risk for co-morbid disorders. All syndromes--with the exception of the alcohol syndrome and the binge eating disorder--were accompanied by functional impairments. CONCLUSIONS: We consider these results rather alarming, as they indicate a considerable need for both preventive and curative interventions in German students. However, further epidemiological studies are needed to prove the generalizability of our findings and to examine functional interrelations among and the course of these psychological syndromes.
Autoren
  • Josef Bailer
  • Daniela Schwarz
  • Michael Witthöft
  • Cornelia Stübinger
  • Fred Rist
Autoren-URL
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18092284
DOI
10.1055/s-2007-986293
eISSN
1439-1058
Ausgabe der Veröffentlichung
11
Zeitschrift
Psychother Psychosom Med Psychol
Schlüsselwörter
  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Environment
  • Female
  • Germany
  • Humans
  • Hypochondriasis
  • Male
  • Mental Disorders
  • Odorants
  • Social Behavior Disorders
  • Students
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Young Adult
Sprache
ger
Country
Germany
Paginierung
423 - 429
Datum der Veröffentlichung
2008
Status
Published
Datum, an dem der Datensatz öffentlich gemacht wurde
2009
Titel
[Prevalence of mental disorders among college students at a German university].
Sub types
  • Journal Article
Ausgabe der Zeitschrift
58

Datenquelle: PubMed

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