Ophthalmology Department, Faculty of Medicine, University of Jeddah, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Research Article
Prevalence of Mental Health Disorders among College Students
in Saudi Arabia in 2019-2020
Author(s): Fatimah Almeathem*, Fatimah Alsultan, Ahoud Alharbi, Nouf Adawi, Noura Al-Ahmad, Fai Alhotan, Raghad Alshamlan and Roaa Almazyad
Objectives: To determine the prevalence of mental health disorders among college students in Saudi Arabia, to compare between medical
students and non-medical students, to identify the factors that affect mental health and to assess the impact of students’ academic performance in
this population. To determine the prevalence of obsessive compulsive disorder among medical and non-medical students
Methods: A cross-sectional study that is carried out among college students of both medical and non-medical specialties in different Saudi
colleges. Data was collected via filling an online questionnaire for the socio- demographic characteristics, several aspects of academic life,
Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS 21) and Arabic Scale of Obsession-Compulsion (ASOC) that was posted on social media and sent by
E-mails
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DOI:
10.37421/2572-0791.2021.7.005
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