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Mental Health of College Students: Five-year Experience of the University Psychiatric Outpatient Clinic of São João Hospital Centre

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 March 2020

R. Guedes ,
M. Mota-Oliveira ,
E. Pereira ,
M.J. Peixoto ,
I. Ferraz ,
M. Oliveira  and
C. Silveira
M. Mota-Oliveira
Affiliation:
Centro Hospitalar de São João, Clínica de Psiquiatria e Saúde Mental, Porto, Portugal
E. Pereira
Affiliation:
Centro Hospitalar de São João, Clínica de Psiquiatria e Saúde Mental, Porto, Portugal
M.J. Peixoto
Affiliation:
Centro Hospitalar de São João, Clínica de Psiquiatria e Saúde Mental, Porto, Portugal
I. Ferraz
Affiliation:
Centro Hospitalar de São João, Clínica de Psiquiatria e Saúde Mental, Porto, Portugal
M. Oliveira
Affiliation:
Centro Hospitalar de São João, Clínica de Psiquiatria e Saúde Mental, Porto, Portugal
C. Silveira
Affiliation:
Centro Hospitalar de São João, Clínica de Psiquiatria e Saúde Mental, Porto, Portugal

Abstract

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Introduction

The clinic of psychiatry and mental health of São João hospital centre (Oporto, Portugal) has implemented a psychiatric consultation to support college students since 2007. This consultation is open to all of the universities in the metropolitan area of Oporto.

Aims/objectives

This specific consultation aims to detect and intervene early in the treatment of psychiatric illness and to promote mental health in this specific population.

Methods

Retrospective study conducted in the São João hospital centre, Oporto, Portugal. Patients attending university student's specific consultation between January 1st 2011 and March 31st 2016 were included. Data collection included sociodemographic variables, clinical diagnosis (ICD-10, WHO, 1992) and psychological scales (WAIS-III, BSI, HADS, SF-36 and NEO-PI-R). SPSS® software (v. 20.0, 2011) was used for statistical analysis.

Results

In this study, 139 patients were included (66.2% female, medium age 23.1 years old). The majority of patients were medical, engineering or nursing students (respectively 20.9%, 18.0% and 17.9%). The most frequent diagnosis was adjustment disorders, anxiety disorders, mood disorders and personality disorders. 54.6% completed all the psychological scales.

Conclusions

The number of students with mental health issues is increasing. Early detection and treatment of these pathologies may allow improvements on the educational, economic and social levels, as well as in the quality of life.

Disclosure of interest

The authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.

Type
e-Poster viewing: Mental health care
Information
European Psychiatry , Volume 41 , Issue S1: Abstract of the 25th European Congress of Psychiatry , April 2017 , pp. S608
Copyright
Copyright © European Psychiatric Association 2017
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