Abstract
This is a prevalence study of the mental disorders on ps-ychological counseling users. A sample of 103 outpatients who were administered the M.I.N.I test was used. The outcome showed that 70.6% of the patients had manifested mental disorders once or more in their lifetime, with mood disorders having more prevalence, followed by anxiety disorders, and non-alcoholic substance use. The disorders with greater prevalence in woman were depressive disor-ders, anxiety disorders, social phobia, and hypomania. For men it was found that disorders related to non-alcoholic substance abuse, depression, anxiety, mania, alcohol abuse, and dependence were more prevalent
Translated title of the contribution | Prevalence Study of Mental Disorders in Users of Psychological Counseling Services of Colombian University |
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Original language | Spanish |
Pages (from-to) | 59-71 |
Number of pages | 13 |
Journal | Revista de Psicología Universidad de Antioquia |
Volume | 3 |
Issue number | 1 |
State | Published - 2011 |
Externally published | Yes |
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