• DOI:10.1017/S0033291717002215
Corpus ID: 5026110

The prevalence of suicidal thoughts and behaviours among college students: a meta-analysis.

@article{Mortier2018ThePO,
  title={The prevalence of suicidal thoughts and behaviours among college students: a meta-analysis.},
  author={P. Mortier and P. Cuijpers and G. Kiekens and R. Auerbach and K. Demyttenaere and J. Green and R. Kessler and M. Nock and R. Bruffaerts},
  journal={Psychological medicine},
  year={2018},
  volume={48 4},
  pages={
          554-565
        }
}

• P. Mortier, P. Cuijpers, +6 authors R. Bruffaerts
• Published 2018
• Medicine
• Psychological medicine

BACKGROUND Adolescence and young adulthood carry risk for suicidal thoughts and behaviours (STB). An increasing subpopulation of young people consists of college students. STB prevalence estimates among college students vary widely, precluding a validated point of reference. In addition, little is known on predictors for between-study heterogeneity in STB prevalence. METHODS A systematic literature search identified 36 college student samples that were assessed for STB outcomes, representing… Expand

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