title: The prevalence and correlates of neurotic disorders among undergraduates at a mainland Chinese university.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To study the prevalence and risk factors of neurotic disorders (NDs) among Chinese university students.
  
  
  METHODS
  Stratified random sampling was used to select students who were interviewed using the World Health Organization Composite International Diagnostic Interview Version 3.0 to diagnose psychiatric disorder and collected socio-demographic, and family structure and environment data. The response rate was 90 % (N = 1,843). The International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems 10th Revision (ICD-10) criteria were used to diagnose NDs. We used logistical regression to evaluate the links between NDs and selected correlates.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The prevalence of NDs was 25.6 % (lifetime), 15.7 % (12-month), and 6.8 % (30-day) among the university students with no significant gender differences in these rates. No family structure characteristics were related to 12-month prevalence of NDs (P > 0.05). In contrast, family environment factors including a history of family disputes (OR 1.562, CI 1.108-2.203), parental mental health problems (OR 1.800, CI 1.379-2.349), and absence of care in childhood (OR 1.916, 95 % CI 1.331-2.759) were associated with higher prevalence rates of NDs.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Our findings show a high prevalence of NDs in this sample of Chinese undergraduates. Social environment factors, in the student's family of orientation, were significantly associated with the prevalence of NDs. These findings support the importance of negative family experiences during childhood and adolescence and increasing vulnerability to NDs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Jilin University, 1163 Xinmin Street, Changchun, 130021, China.
authors.forename: Changgui
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kou
authors.forename: Xiangfei
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Meng
authors.forename: Bing
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Xie
authors.forename: Yanfen
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Qiong
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Jieping
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Shi
authors.forename: Yaqin
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Carl
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: D'Arcy
authors.forename: Yueqin
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Huang
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D044466:Asian People / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D039721:Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D009497:Neurotic Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D015995:Prevalence; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D012307:Risk Factors; D012931:Social Environment; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014495:Universities; D055815:Young Adult