Psychological distress among college students of coastal district of Karnataka: A community-based cross-sectional survey
- Title
- Psychological distress among college students of coastal district of Karnataka: A community-based cross-sectional survey
- Creator
- Bhat U. S.; Amaresha A.C.; Kodancha P.; John S.; Kumar S.; Aiman A.; Jain P.A.; Cherian A.V.
- Description
- Background: Common Mental Disorders (CMDs) are frequent among adolescents and early adults. National Mental Health Survey of India 20152016 shows alarming results, especially for depression. This study explored the prevalence of psychological distress among college students. Additionally, the relationship between gender, living arrangement with psychological distress in various educational streams were explored. Materials and Methods: Through a cross-sectional community-based survey a total of 4839 college going students of various educational streams in Mangalore, Karnataka were assessed for psychological distress with Self-Reporting Questionnaire (SRQ-20). Results: Participants had median age of 19 (range = 9) years and the majority (59.5%) were females. The median SRQ score was 4 (range 20) and about 28.5% of students were found to be psychologically stressed. The suicidal ideation was reported by 13.6% of the students. Engineering and Arts/science/commerce students had significantly higher psychological distress scores as compared to health and allied sciences (k = 47.7; p < 0.001) and those who were staying with families (U = 2,687,648.5; p = 0.004) reported higher levels of psychological distress in comparison to those who were staying away from their families. Conclusion: Prevalence of psychological distress was high among students, especially non-medical students, students who were staying with their families, and those who were younger in age. A significant proportion of students had suicidal ideation, which needs early mental health interventions at the college level. 2018
- Source
- Asian Journal of Psychiatry, Vol-38, pp. 20-24.
- Date
- 2018-01-01
- Publisher
- Elsevier B.V.
- Subject
- College students; Educational streams; Psychological distress; Suicidal ideation
- Coverage
- Bhat U. S., K. S. Hedge Medical Academy, Mangaluru, India; Amaresha A.C., CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bengaluru, India; Kodancha P., K. S. Hedge Medical Academy, Mangaluru, India; John S., Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, India; Kumar S., K. S. Hedge Medical Academy, Mangaluru, India; Aiman A., K. S. Hedge Medical Academy, Mangaluru, India; Jain P.A., Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, India; Cherian A.V., National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Scieinces, Bengaluru, India
- Rights
- Restricted Access
- Relation
- ISSN: 18762018; PubMed ID: 30384224
- Format
- Online
- Language
- English
- Type
- Article
Collection
Citation
Bhat U. S.; Amaresha A.C.; Kodancha P.; John S.; Kumar S.; Aiman A.; Jain P.A.; Cherian A.V., “Psychological distress among college students of coastal district of Karnataka: A community-based cross-sectional survey,” CHRIST (Deemed To Be University) Institutional Repository, accessed February 25, 2025, https://archives.christuniversity.in/items/show/16854.