2022-08-312026-03-272022-08-3120191049-893110.1002/mpr.1764https://doi.org/10.1002/mpr.1764https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6877191/https://repositorio.inprf.gob.mx/handle/123456789/7583Objectives: Mental disorders and suicidal thoughts and behaviors (STB) are common and burdensome among college students. Although available evidence suggests that only a small proportion of the students with these conditions receive treatment, broad-based data on patterns of treatment are lacking. The aim of this study is to examine the receipt of mental health treatment among college students cross-nationally. Methods: Web-based self-report surveys were obtained from 13,984 first year students from 19 colleges in eight countries across the world as part of the World Health Organization's World Mental Health-International College Student Initiative. The survey assessed lifetime and 12-month common mental disorders/STB and treatment of these conditions. Results: Lifetime and 12-month treatment rates were very low, with estimates of 25.3-36.3% for mental disorders and 29.5-36.1% for STB. Treatment was positively associated with STB severity. However, even among severe cases, lifetime and 12-month treatment rates were never higher than 60.0% and 45.1%, respectively. Conclusions: High unmet need for treatment of mental disorders and STB exists among college students. In order to resolve the problem of high unmet need, a reallocation of resources may focus on innovative, low-threshold, inexpensive, and scalable interventions.PDFengAcceso CerradoArtículo1557-0657Instituto Nacional de Psiquiatría Ramón de la Fuente MuñizEstados UnidosAffective disordersAnxietyCollege studentsHealth serviceSuicide