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Citation |
Ibrahim AK, Kelly SJ, Adams CE, Glazebrook C. J. Psychiatr. Res. 2013; 47(3): 391-400. |
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Affiliation |
Community Health School, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Asyut, Egypt; Division of Epidemiology, Community Health Sciences School, D Floor, West Block, Queens Medical Centre, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK. Electronic address: ahmed.khair@yahoo.com. |
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(Copyright © 2013, Elsevier Publishing) |
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23260171 |
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Abstract |
BACKGROUND: Depression is a common health problem, ranking third after cardiac and respiratory diseases as a major cause of disability. There is evidence to suggest that university students are at higher risk of depression, despite being a socially advantaged population, but the reported rates have shown wide variability across settings. PURPOSE: To explore the prevalence of depression in university students. METHOD: PubMed, PsycINFO, BioMed Central and Medline were searched to identify studies published between 1990 and 2010 reporting on depression prevalence among university students. Searches used a combination of the terms depression, depressive symptoms, depressive disorders, prevalence, university students, college students, undergraduate students, adolescents and/or young adults. Studies were evaluated with a quality rating. RESULTS: Twenty-four articles were identified that met the inclusion and exclusion criteria. Reported prevalence rates ranged from 10% to 85% with a weighted mean prevalence of 30.6%. CONCLUSIONS: The results suggest that university students experience rates of depression that are substantially higher than those found in the general population. Study quality has not improved since 1990. Language: en |