Diagnostic Survey of Mental and Substance Use Disorders Among Norwegian College and University Students

Completed

• Conditions: Mental Disorders; Participation; Substance Use Disorders; Treatment

• Registration Number: NCT05731102
• Lead Sponsor: Norwegian Institute of Public Health

Brief Summary

The aims of this observational survey are to 1) collect data on the prevalence of mental and substance use disorders, and 2) investigate risk factors and consequences of mental and substance use disorder

Detailed Description

This project focuses on mental health, quality of life and alcohol and substance use in students pursuing higher education. The targeted population, all Norwegian college and university students, are in an important and vulnerable period of life transitions. The overall aim of the current project is two-fold: First, the investigators will conduct a clinical assessment of mental disorders by using the newly developed electronic version of the World Health Organization (WHO) Composite International Diagnostic Interview, fifth version (CIDI 5.0), developed for the WHO World Mental Health Surveys. CIDI 5.0 is a standardized interview assessing 30-days,12 months and lifetime prevalence for several mental and substance use disorders according to diagnostic criteria in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders 5th edition (DSM-5) and International Classification of Diseases 10th edition (ICD-10). The overall aim of this will be to obtain accurate prevalence rates of disorders, as well as to validate and compare the briefer instrument used in the Students' Health and Wellbeing Study (SHOT), including the Hopkins Symptom Checklist-25 (HSCL-25). Second, the investigators will examine risk factors based on data from the SHoT, which is one of the world's largest epidemiological studies of student health.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2023-01-24
• Study First Submitted: 2023-02-07
• Study First Submitted QC: 2023-02-07
• Study First Posted: 2023-02-16
• Primary Completion: 2023-02-20
• Study Completion: 2023-02-20
• Status Verified: 2023-11
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-11-30
• Last Update Posted: 2023-12-07

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 9585

Inclusion Criteria

• Being a fulltime college or university student
• Norwegian citizenship
• Ages 18-35 years
• Sufficient understanding of Norwegian or English to conduct the interview

Exclusion Criteria

• None

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Prevalence of mental and substance use disorders	January 2023 to February 2023	Mental and substance use disorders assessed in standardised diagnostic interviews employing the Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI 5.0). Diagnostic criteria after ICD-10 and DSM-5.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The characteristics of nonparticipants in a psychiatric diagnostic survey	January 2023 to February 2023	Compare characteristics of participants versus nonparticipants in the survey in terms of age, gender, mental health symptoms, alcohol use, and use of health services for mental health problems. Data will be retrieved from the SHOT 2022 study, and official administrative registries and health registries.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Norwegian Institute of Public Health; 🇳🇴 Bergen, Norway