Abstract

VALENCIA-MOLINA, Ana M; PAREJA-GALVIS, Ángela M  and  MONTOYA ARENAS, David Andrés. Neuropsychiatric disorders in a sample of university students with academic lower performance of a private Medellin University. CES Psicol [online]. 2014, vol.7, n.1, pp.69-78. ISSN 2011-3080.

The purpose of this research was to establish the frequency of neuropsychiatric disorders in college students with poor academic achievement of San Buenaventura University in Medellin- Colombia. From a population of 300 students, a random sample of 39 subjects with academic difficulties from different undergraduate programs which corresponds to 13% of the population was taken, in order to detect disorders with a frequency upper than 2%, a confidence level of 95 % and a power of 80 %. A neuropsychiatric structured interview for adults (Mini-PLUS) was used. 61.5% did not show any neuropsychiatric diagnosis; however, 10.3% presented major depression criteria, and 10.3% suicide risk.

Keywords : Psychopathology; Lower Academic Performance; Academic Failure; Academic Achievement; University Students; College students; Diagnosis; Clinical Interview; Structured Clinical Interview.

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