title: Demographic and social characteristics of university students attending a psychiatrist.
abstract: A survey was made of demographic and social characteristics of patients referred to a Student Health psychiatrist over a two year period. These patients were compared with a group attending Student Health physicians. Significantly over-represented in the psychiatric group were: medical and dental students; students who had repeated an academic year; students over 30 years of age; Roman Catholic students; and students who were totally financially dependent on their parents. Findings by others suggesting that first-year and female students would be over-represented in the psychiatric group were not borne out.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D002410:Catholicism; D003710:Demography; D005260:Female; D005382:Financing, Personal; D006801:Humans; D007494:Ireland; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*; D013335:Students, Dental / Q000523:psychology; D013337:Students, Medical / Q000523:psychology