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Prediction of major depressive disorder onset in college students.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Major depressive disorder (MDD) in college students is associated with substantial burden.

Aims

To assess 1-year incidence of MDD among incoming freshmen and predictors of MDD-incidence in a representative sample of students.

Method

Prospective cohort study of first-year college students (baseline: n = 2,519, 1-year follow-up: n = 958) RESULTS: The incidence of MDD within the first year of college was 6.9% (SE = 0.8). The most important individual-level predictors of onset were prior suicide plans and/or attempts (OR = 9.5). The strongest population-level baseline predictors were history of childhood-adolescent trauma, stressful experience in the past 12 months, parental psychopathology, and other 12-month mental disorder. Multivariate cross-validated prediction (cross-validated AUC = 0.73) suggest that 36.1% of incident MDD cases in a replication sample would occur among the 10% of students at highest predicted risk (24.5% predicted incidence in this highest-risk subgroup).

Conclusions

Screening at college entrance is a promising strategy to identify students at risk of MDD onset, which may improve the development and deployment of targeted preventive interventions.

SUBMITTER: Ebert DD

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6519292 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Prediction of major depressive disorder onset in college students.

Ebert David D DD Buntrock Claudia C Mortier Philippe P Auerbach Randy R Weisel Kiona K KK Kessler Ronald C RC Cuijpers Pim P Green Jennifer G JG Kiekens Glenn G Nock Matthew K MK Demyttenaere Koen K Bruffaerts Ronny R

Depression and anxiety 20181206 4

<h4>Background</h4>Major depressive disorder (MDD) in college students is associated with substantial burden.<h4>Aims</h4>To assess 1-year incidence of MDD among incoming freshmen and predictors of MDD-incidence in a representative sample of students.<h4>Method</h4>Prospective cohort study of first-year college students (baseline: n = 2,519, 1-year follow-up: n = 958) RESULTS: The incidence of MDD within the first year of college was 6.9% (SE = 0.8). The most important individual-level predictor ...[more]

PMID: 30521136

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Prediction of major depressive disorder onset in college students.

Background

Aims

Method

Conclusions

Publications

Prediction of major depressive disorder onset in college students.

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