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The Mental Health Monitor is in the framework of the World Mental Health International College Student (WMH-ICS) initiative, complemented by a measurement of basic psychological needs and motivation that are central to Self-Determination Theory. The Monitor also generates specific action points and recommendations for policy and practice that translate to the macro, meso and micro levels.

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Publications 2022

  • Amanvermez, Y., Zhao, R., Cuijpers, P., de Wit, L.M., Ebert, D.D., Kessler, R.C., Bruffaerts, R., & Karyotaki, E. (2022). Effects of self-guided stress management interventions in college students: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Internet Interventions, 28, 100503. PubMed Abstract
  • Ballester, L., Alayo, I., Vilagut, G., Mortier, P., Almenara, J., Cebrià, A.I., Echeburúa, E., Gabilondo, A., Gili, M., Lagares, C., Piqueras, J.A., Roca, M., Soto-Sanz, V., Blasco, M.J., Castellví, P., Miranda-Mendizábal, A., Bruffaerts, R., Auerbach, R.P., Nock, M.K., Kessler, R.C., Alonso, J., on behalf of the UNIVERSAL study group (2022). Predictive models for first-onset and persistence of depression and anxiety among university students. Journal of Affective Disorders, 308:432-441. PubMed Abstrac
  • Bantjes, J., Breet, E., Saal, W., Lochner, C., Roos, J., Mortier, P., Auerbach, R.P., Bruffaerts, R., Kessler, R.C., Stein, D.J. (2022). Epidemiology of non-fatal suicidal behavior among first-year university students in South Africa. Death Studies, 46(4):816-823. PubMed Abstract
  • Husky, M.M., Sadikova, E., Lee, S., Alonso, J., Auerbach, R.P., Bantjes, J., Bruffaerts, R., Cuijpers, P., Ebert, D.D., Gutiérrez García, R., Hasking, P., Mak, A., McLafferty, M., Sampson, N.A., Stein, D.J., Kessler, R.C., and WHO WMH-ICS collaborators. (2022). Childhood adversities and mental disorders in first-year college students: Results from the World Mental Health International College Student Initiative. Psychological Medicine, [Epub ahead of print]. Abstract
  • Jones, L.B., Judkowicz, C., Hudec, K.L., Munthali, R.J., Prescivalli, A.P., Wang, A.Y., Munro, L., Xie, H., Pendakur, K., Rush, B., Gillett, J., Young, M., Singh, D., Todorova, A.V., Auerbach, R.P., Bruffaerts, R., Gildea, S.M., McKechnie, I., Gadermann, A.M., Richardson, C.G., Sampson, N.A., Kessler, R.C., Vigo, D.V. (2022). The World Mental Health-International College Student (WMH-ICS) Survey in Canada: Protocol for a Mental Health and Substance Use Trend Study. JMIR Research Protocols, [Epub ahead of print]. PubMed Abstract
  • Karyotaki, E., Klein, A.M., Ciharova, M., Bolinski, F., Krijnen, L., de Koning, L., de Wit, L., van der Heijde, C.M., Ebert, D.D., Riper, H., Batelaan, N., Vonk, P., Auerbach, R.P., Kessler, R.C., Bruffaerts, R., Struijs, S., Wiers, R. W., & Cuijpers, P. (2022). Guided internet-based transdiagnostic individually tailored Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for symptoms of depression and/or anxiety in college students: A randomized controlled trial. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 150, 104028. PubMed Abstract
  • Mak, A.D.P., Lee, S., Sampson, N.A., Albor, Y., Alonso, J., Auerbach, R.P., Baumeister, H., Benjet, C., Bruffaerts, R., Cuijpers, P., Ebert, D.D., Gutierrez-Garcia, R., Hasking, P., Lapsley, C., Lochner, C., Kessler, R.C., and on behalf of the WHO World Mental Health Survey International College Student collaborators. (2022). ADHD Comorbidity Structure and Impairment: Results of the WHO World Mental Health Surveys International College Student Project (WMH-ICS). Journal of Attention Disorders, 26(8):1078-1096. PubMed Abstract

Publications 2021

  • Bantjes, J., Saal, W., Gericke, F., Lochner, C., Roos, J., Auerbach, R. P., Mortier, P., Bruffaerts, R., Kessler, R. C., & Stein, D. (2021). Mental health and academic failure among first-year university students in South Africa. South African Journal of Psychology, 51(3): 396-408. Abstract
  • Benjet, C.J., Mortier, P., Kiekens, G., Ebert, D.D., Auerbach, R.P., Kessler, R.C., Cuijpers, P., Green, J.G., Nock, M.K., Demyttenaere, K., Albor, Y., Bruffaerts, R. (2021). A risk algorithm that predicts alcohol use disorders among college students. European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, [Epub ahead of print]. PubMed Abstract
  • Cuijpers, P., Smit, F., Aalten, P., Batelaan, N., Klein, A., Salemink, E., Spinhoven, P., Struijs, S., Vonk, P., Wiers, R.W., de Wit, L., Gentili, C., Ebert, D.D., Bruffaerts, R., Kessler, R.C., Karyotaki, E. (2021). The associations of common psychological problems with mental disorders among college students. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 12: 573637. PubMed Abstract
  • Cuijpers, P., Miguel, C., Ciharova, M., Aalten, P., Batelaan, N., Salemink, E., Spinhoven, P., Struijs, S., de Wit, L., Gentili, C., Ebert, D., Harrer, M., Bruffaerts, R., Kessler, R.C., Karyotaki, E. (2021). Prevention and treatment of mental health and psychosocial problems in college students: An umbrella review of meta-analyses. Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice, 28(3), 229-244. Abstract
  • Kiekens, G., Hasking, P., Bruffaerts, R., Alonso, J., Auerbach. R.P., Bantjes, J., Benjet, C., Boyes, M., Chiu, W.T., Claes, L., Cuijpers, P., Ebert, D.D., Mak, A., Mortier, P., O'Neill, S., Sampson, N.A., Stein, D.J., Vilagut, G., Nock, M.K., Kessler. R.C., and on behalf of the WHO World Mental Health International college student (WMH-ICS) collaborators. (2021). Non-suicidal self-injury among first-year college students and its association with mental disorders: Results from the World Mental Health International College Student (WMH-ICS) Initiative. Psychological Medicine, [Epub ahead of print]. PubMed Abstract
  • Mortier, P., Alonso, J., Auerbach, R.P., Bantjes, J., Benjet, C., Bruffaerts, R., Cuijpers, P., Ebert, D.D., Green, J.G., Hasking, P., Karyotaki, E., Kiekens, G., Mak, A., Nock, M.K., O'Neill, S., Pinder-Amaker, S., Sampson, N.A., Stein, D.J., Vilagut, G., Wilks, C., Zaslavsky, A.M., Mair, P., Kessler, R.C., WHO WMH-ICS collaborators. (2021). Childhood adversities and suicidal thoughts and behaviors among first-year college students: results from the WMH-ICS initiative. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, [Epub ahead of print]. PubMed Abstract
  • Preece, D.A., Kiekens, G., Boyes, M., Mortier, P., Nock, M.K., Kessler, R.C., Bruffaerts, R., Hasking, P. (2021). Acquired Capability for Suicide Among Belgian and Australian University Students: Psychometric Properties of the German Capability for Suicide Questionnaire and a test of the Interpersonal Theory of Suicide. Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 51(3):403-415. PubMed Abstract
  • Saruhanjan, K., Zarksi, A.C., Bauer, T., Baumeister, H., Cuijpers, P., Spiegelhalder, K., Auerbach, R.P., Kessler, R.C., Bruffaerts, R., Karyotaki, E., Berking, M., Ebert, D.D. (2021). Psychological interventions to improve sleep in college students: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Journal of Sleep Research, 30(1):e13097. PubMed Abstract
  • Vigo, D., Jones, L., Munthali, R., Pei, J., Westenberg, J., Munro, L., Judkowicz, C., Wang, A.Y., Van den Adel, B., Dulai, J., Krausz, M., Auerbach, R.P., Bruffaerts, R., Yatham, L., Gadermann, A., Rush, B., Xie, H., Pendakur, K., Richardson, C. (2021). Investigating the effect of COVID-19 dissemination on symptoms of anxiety and depression among university students. BJPsych Open, 7(2):e69. PubMed Abstract

Publications 2020

  • Ballester, L., Alayo, I., Vilagut, G., Almenara, J., Cebrià, A.I., Echeburúa, E., Gabilondo, A., Gili, M., Lagares, C., Piqueras, J.A., Roca, M., Soto-Sanz, V., Blasco, M.J., Castellví, P., Mortier, P., Bruffaerts, R., Auerbach, R.P., Nock, M.K., Kessler, R.C., Alonso, J.A; UNIVERSAL study group. (2020). Mental disorders in Spanish university students: Prevalence, age-of-onset, severe role impairment and mental health treatment. Journal of Affective Disorders, 273:604-613. PubMed Abstract
  • Bantjes, J., Saal, W., Lochner, C., Roos, J., Auerbach, R.P., Mortier, P., Bruffaerts, R., Kessler, R.C., Stein, D.J. (2020). Inequality and mental healthcare utilisation among first-year university students in South Africa. International Journal of Mental Health Systems, 14:5. PubMed Abstract
  • Benjet, C., Wittenborn, A., Gutierrez-Garcia, R.A., Albor, Y.C., Vargas Contreras, E., Cruz Hernández, S., Valdés-García, K.P., Monroy, I.R., Peláez Cedrés, A.J., Hernández Uribe, P.C., Covarrubias Días, A., Quevedo Chavez, G.E., Paz-Peréz, M.A., Medina-Mora, M.E., Bruffaerts, R. (2020). Treatment delivery preferences associated with type of mental disorder and perceived treatment barriers among Mexican university students. Journal of Adolescent Health, 67(2):232-238. PubMed Abstract
  • Harrer, M., Adam, S.H., Rathner, E.M., Baumeister, H., Cuijpers, P., Bruffaerts, R., Auerbach, R.P., Kessler, R.C., Jacobi, C., Taylor, C.B., Ebert, D.D. (2020). Prevention of Eating Disorders at Universities: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 53(6):813-833. PubMed Abstract
  • Karyotaki, E., Cuijpers, P., Albor, Y., Alonso, J., Auerbach, R.P., Bantjes, J., Bruffaerts, R., Ebert, D.D., Hasking, P., Kiekens, G., Lee, S., McLafferty, M., Mak. A., Mortier, P., Sampson, N., Stein, D.J., Vilagut, G., Kessler, R.C., on behalf of the WHO World Mental Health International College Student (WMH-ICS) collaborators. (2020). Sources of stress and their association with mental disorders in college students: Results of the WHO World Mental Health Surveys International College Student Initiative.Frontiers in Psychology, 11:1759. PubMed Abstract
  • Serra, R., Kiekens, G., Vanderlinden, J., Vrieze, E., Auerbach, R.P., Claes, L., Cuijpers, P., Demyttenaere, K., Ebert, D.D.., Tarsitani, L., Green, J.G., Kessler, R.C., Nock, M.K., Mortier, P., Bruffaerts, R. (2020). Binge eating and purging in first-year college students: Prevalence, psychiatric comorbidity, and academic performance. International Journal of Eating Disorders, 53(3), 339-348. PubMed Abstract
  • Wilks, C.R., Auerbach, R.P., Alonso, J., Benjet, C., Bruffaerts, R., Cuijpers, P., Ebert D.D., Green, J.G., Mellins, C.A., Mortier, P., Sadikova E., Sampson, N.A., Kessler, R.C. (2020). The importance of physical and mental health in explaining health-related academic role impairment among college students. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 123: 54-61. PubMed Abstract

Publications 2019

  • Alonso, J., Vilagut, G., Mortier, P., Auerbach, R.P., Bruffaerts, R., Cujipers, P., Demyttenaere, K., Ebert, D.D., Ennis, E., Gutierrez-Garcia, R.A., Greif Green, J., Hasking, P., Lee, S., Bantjes, J., Nock, M.K., Pinder-Amaker, S., Sampson, N.A., Zaslavsky, A.M., Kessler, R.C., on behalf of the WHO WMH-ICS Collaborators. (2019). The role impairment associated with mental disorder risk profiles in the WHO World Mental Health International College Student Initiative. International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research, 28(2):e1750. PubMed Abstract
  • Auerbach, R.P., Mortier, P., Bruffaerts, R., Alonso, J., Benjet, C., Cujipers, P., Demyttenaere, K., Ebert, D., Green, J.G., Hasking, P., Lee, S., Lochner, C., McLafferty, M., Nock, M.K., Petukhova, M., Pinder-Amaker, S., Rosellini, A.J., Sampson, N.A., Vilagut, G., Zaslavsky, A.M., Kessler, R.C., and on behalf of the WHO WMH-ICS Collaborators. (2019). Mental disorder comorbidity and suicidal thoughts and behaviors in the World Health Organization World Mental Health Surveys International College Student initiative International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research, 28(2):e1752. PubMed Abstract
  • Ballester, L., Alayo, I., Vilagut, G., Almenara, J., Cebrià, A.I., Echeburúa, E., Gabilondo, A., Gili, M., Lagares, C., Piqueras, J.A., Roca, M., Soto-Sanz, V., Blasco, M.J., Castellví, P., Forero, C.G., Bruffaerts, R., Mortier, P. Auerbach, R.P., Nock, M.K., Sampson, N.A., Kessler, R.C., and Alonso, J. on behalf of the UNIVERSAL study group. (2019). Accuracy of online survey assessment of mental disorders and suicidal thoughts and behaviors in Spanish university students. Results of the WHO World Mental Health- International College Student initiative. PLoS One, 14(9): e0221529. PubMed Abstract
  • Bantjes, J., Lochner, C., Saal, W., Roos, J., Taljaard, L., Page, D., Auerbach, R., Mortier, P., Bruffaerts, R., Kessler, R.C., Stein D.J. (2019). Prevalence and sociodemographic correlates of common mental disorders among first-year university students in post-Apartheid South Africa: Implications for a public mental health approach to student wellness. BMC Public Health, 19(1):922. PubMed Abstract
  • Blasco, M.J., Vilagut, G., Almenara, J., Roca, M., Piqueras, J.A., Gabilondo, A., Lagares, C., Soto-Sanz, V., Alayo, I., Forero, C.G., Echeburúa, E., Gili, M., Cebrià, A.I., Bruffaerts, R., Auerbach, R.P., Nock, M.K., Kessler, R.C., Alonso, J., UNIVERSAL study group. (2019). Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors: Prevalence and Association with Distal and Proximal Factors in Spanish University Students. Suicide and Life Threatening Behavior, 256: 192-204. PubMed Abstract
  • Bruffaerts, R., Mortier, P., Auerbach, R.P., Alonso, J., De la Torre, A.E.H., Cuijpers, P., Demyttenaere, K., Ebert, D.D., Green, J.G., Hasking, P., Stein, D.J., Ennis, E., Nock, M.K., Pinder-Amaker, S., Sampson, N.A., Vilagut, G., Zaslavsky, A.M., Kessler, R.C. and on behalf of the WHO WMH-ICS Collaborators. (2019). Lifetime and 12-month treatment for mental disorders and suicidal thoughts and behaviors among first year college students. International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research, 28(2):e1764. PubMed Abstract
  • Cuijpers, P., Auerbach, R.P., Benjet, C., Bruffaerts, R., Ebert, D.D., Karyotaki, E., Kessler, R.C. (2019). Introduction to the Special Issue: The WHO World Mental Health International College Student (WMH-ICS) initiative. International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research, 28(2):e1762. PubMed Abstract
  • Cuijpers, P., Auerbach, R.P., Benjet, C., Bruffaerts, R., Ebert, D.D., Karyotaki, E., Kessler, R.C. (2019). The WHO World Mental Health International College Student (WMH-ICS) initiative: An overview. International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research, 28(2):e1761. PubMed Abstract
  • Ebert, D.D., Mortier, P., Kaehlke, F., Bruffaerts, R., Baumeister, H., Auerbach, R.P., Alonso, J., Vilagut, G., Martinez, K.U., Lochner, C., Cuijpers, P., Kuechler, A.M., Green, J.G., Hasking, P., Lapsley, C., Sampson, N.A., Kessler, R.C., and on behalf of WHO WMH-ICS collaborators. (2019). Barriers of mental health treatment utilization among first-year college students: First cross-national results from the WHO World Mental Health International College Student Initiative. International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research, 28(2): e1782. PubMed Abstract
  • Ebert, D.D., Franke, M., Kählke, F., Küchler, A.M., Bruffaerts, R., Mortier, P., Karyotaki, E., Alonso, J., Cuijpers, P., Berking, M., Auerbach, R.P., Kessler, R.C., Baumeister, H. (2019). Increasing intentions to use mental health services among university students. Results of a pilot randomized controlled trial within the WHO World Mental Health International College Student Initiative. International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research, e1754. PubMed Abstract
  • Ebert, D.D., Buntrock, C., Mortier, P., Auerbach, R., Weisel, K.K., Kessler, R.C., Cuijpers, P., Green, J.G., Kiekens, G., Nock, M.K, Demyttenaere, K., Bruffaerts, R. (2019). Prediction of major depressive disorder onset in college students. Depression and Anxiety, 36(4), 294-304. PubMedAbstract
  • Harrer, M., Adam, S.H., Baumeister, H., Cuijpers, P., Karyotaki, E., Auerbach, R.P., Kessler, R.C., Bruffaerts, R., Berking, M., Ebert, D.D. (2019). Internet interventions for mental health in university students: A systematic review and meta-analysis. International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research, 28(2):e1759. PubMed Abstract
  • Kählke, F., Berger, T., Schulz, A., Baumeister, H., Berking, M., Auerbach, R.P., Bruffaerts, R., Cuijpers, P., Kessler, R.C., Ebert, D.D. (2019). Efficacy of an unguided, internet-based self-help intervention for social anxiety disorder in university students: A randomized controlled trial. International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research, 28(2):e1766. PubMed Abstract
  • Karyotaki, E., Klein, A.M., Riper, H., de Wit, L., Krijnen, L., Bol, E., Bolinski, F., Burger, S., Ebert, D.D., Auerbach, R.P., Kessler, R.C., Bruffaerts, R., Batelaan, N., van der Heijde, C.M., Vonk, P., Kleiboer, A., Wiers, R.W., Cuijpers, P. (2019). Examining the effectiveness of a web-based intervention for symptoms of depression and anxiety: Study protocol of a randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open, 9(5):e028739. PubMed Abstract
  • Kiekens, G., Hasking, P., Claes, L., Boyes, M., Mortier, P., Auerbach, R. P., Cuijpers, P., Demyttenaere, K., Green, J.G., Kessler, R. C., Myin-Germeys, I., Nock, M. K., & Bruffaerts, R. (2019). Predicting the incidence of non-suicidal self-injury in college students. European Psychiatry, 59:44-51. PubMed Abstract
  • Miranda-Mendizabal, A., Castellví, P., Alayo, I., Vilagut, G., Blasco, M.J., Torrent, A., Almenara, J., Lagares, C., Roca, M., Sesé, A., Piqueras, J.A., Soto-Sanz, V., Rodríguez-Marín, J., Echeburúa, E., Gabilondo, A., Cebrià, A.I., Bruffaerts, R., Auerbach, R.P., Mortier, P., Kessler, R.C., Alonso, J., on behalf of the UNIVERSAL study group. (2019). Gender commonalities and differences in risk and protective factors of suicidal thoughts and behaviors: a cross-sectional study of Spanish university students. Depression & Anxiety, 36(11):1102-1114. PubMed Abstract

Publications 2018

  • Alonso, J., Mortier, P., Auerbach, R.P., Bruffaerts, R., Vilagut, G., Cuijpers, P., Demyttenaere, K., Ebert, D., Ennis, E., Gutierrez-Garcia, R.A., Green, J.G., Hasking, P., Lochner, C., Nock, M.K., Pinder-Amaker, S., Sampson, N.A., Zaslavsky, A.M., Kessler, R.C., WHO WMH-ICS Collaborators. (2018). Severe role impairment associated with mental disorders: Results of the WHO World Mental Health Surveys International College Student Project. Depression and Anxiety, 35(9):802-814. PubMed Abstract, Erratum
  • Auerbach, R. P., Mortier, P., Bruffaerts, R., Alonso, J., Benjet, C., Cuijpers, P., Demyttenaere, K., Ebert, D. D., Green, J. G., Hasking, P., Murray, E., Nock, M. K., Pinder-Amaker, S., Sampson, N. A., Stein, D. J., Vilagut, G., Zaslavsky, A. M., Kessler, R. C., & WHO WMH-ICS Collaborators. (2018). The WHO World Mental Health Surveys International College Student Project: Prevalence and Distribution of Mental Disorders. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 127(7):623-638. PubMed Abstract, Erratum
  • Bruffaerts, R., Mortier, P., Kiekens, G., Auerbach, R. P., Cuijpers, P., Demyttenaere, K., Green, J. G., Nock, M. K., & Kessler, R. C. (2018). Mental disorders in college freshmen: Prevalence and academic functioning. Journal of Affective Disorders, 225:97-103. PubMed Abstract
  • Harrer, M., Adam, S.H., Fleischmann, R.J., Baumeister, H., Auerbach, R., Bruffaerts, R., Cuijpers, P., Kessler, R.C., Berking, M., Lehr, D., Ebert, D.D. (2018). Effectiveness of an Internet- and App-Based Intervention for College Students with Elevated Stress: Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 20(4):e136. PubMed Abstract
  • Kiekens, G., Hasking, P., Boyes, M., Claes, L., Mortier, P., Auerbach, R.P., Cuijpers, P., Demyttenaere, K., Green, J.G., Kessler, R.C., Myin-Germeys, I., Nock, M.K., Bruffaerts, R. (2018). The associations between non-suicidal self-injury and first onset suicidal thoughts and behaviors. Journal of Affective Disorders, 239:171-179. PubMed Abstract
  • Kiekens, G., Hasking, P., Claes, L, Mortier, P., Auerbach, R. P., Boyes, M., Cuijpers, P., Demyttenaere, K., Green, J. G., Kessler, R. C., Nock, M. K., & Bruffaerts, R. (2018). The DSM-5 non-suicidal self-injury disorder among incoming college students: Prevalence and associations with 12-month mental disorders and suicidal thoughts and behaviors. Depression and Anxiety, 35(7):629-637. PubMed Abstract
  • McLafferty, M., Armour, C., & O’Neill, S. (2018). Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) among university students and the relationship with lifetime mood and anxiety disorders. European Journal of Trauma and Dissociation, Stress Points, 32(4).
  • Mall, S., Mortier, P., Taljaard, L., Roos, J., Stein, D.J., Lochner, C. (2018).The relationship between childhood adversity, recent stressors, and depression in college students attending a South African university. BMC Psychiatry,18(1):63. PubMed Abstract
  • Mortier, P., Cuijpers, P., Kiekens, G., Auerbach, R.P., Demyttenaere, K., Green, J.G., Kessler, R.C., Nock, M.K., Bruffaerts, R. (2018). The prevalence of suicidal thoughts and behaviours among college students: A meta-analysis. Psychological Medicine, 48(4): 554-565. PubMed Abstract
  • Mortier, P., Auerbach, R. P., Alonso, J., Bantjes, J., Cuijpers, P., Ebert, D. D., Green, J. G., Hasking, P., Nock, M. K., O’Neill, S., Pinder-Amaker, S., Sampson, N., Vilagut, G., Zaslavsky, A. M., Bruffaerts, R., Kessler, R. C., & WHO WMH-ICS Collaborators. (2018). Suicidal thoughts and behaviors among first-year college students: Results from the WMH-ICS Project. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 57(4):263-273. PubMed Abstract
  • Mortier, P., Auerbach, R.P., Alonso, J., Axinn, W.G., Cuijpers, P., Ebert, D.D., Green, J.G., Hwang, I., Kessler, R.C., Liu, H., Nock, M.K., Pinder-Amaker, S., Sampson, N., Zaslavsky, A.M., Abdulmalik, J., Aguilar-Gaxiola, S., Al-Hamzawi, A., Benjet, C., Demyttenaere, K., Florescu, S., de Girolamo, G., Gureje, O., Haro, J.M., Hu, C., Huang, Y., de Jonge, P., Karam, E.G., Kiejna, A., Kovess-Masfety, V., Lee, S., McGrath, J.J., O’Neill, S., Nakov, V., Pennell, B.E., Piazza, M., Posada-Villa, J., Rapsey, C., Viana, M.C., Xavier, M., Bruffaerts, R. (2018). Suicidal thoughts and behaviors among college students and same-aged peers: Results from the World Health Organization World Mental Health Surveys. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 53(3):279-288. PubMed Abstract
  • O'Neill, S., McLafferty, M., Ennis, E., Lapsley, C., Bjourson, T., Armour, C., Murphy, S., Bunting, B., Murray, E. (2018). Socio-demographic, mental health and childhood adversity risk factors for self-harm and suicidal behaviour in College students in Northern Ireland. Journal of Affective Disorders. PubMed Abstract

Publications 2017

  • Mortier, P., Kiekens, G., Auerbach, R.P., Cuijpers, P., Demyttenaere, K., Green, J.G., Kessler, R.C., Nock, M.K, Zaslavsky, A.M., Bruffaerts, R. (2017). A Risk Algorithm for the Persistence of Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors during College. Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 78(7):e828-e836. PubMed Abstract
  • Mortier, P., Demyttenaere, K., Auerbach, R.P., Cuijpers, P., Green, J.G., Kiekens, G., Kessler, R.C., Nock, M.K., Zaslavsky, A., Bruffaerts, R. (2017). First onset of suicidal thoughts and behaviours in college. Journal of Affective Disorders, 207, 291-299. PubMed Abstract

Publications 2016

  • Auerbach, R.P., Alonso, J., Axinn, W.G., Cuijpers, P., Ebert, D.D., Greif Green, J., Hwang, I., Kessler, R.C., Liu, H., Mortier, P., Nock, M.K., Pinder-Amaker, S., Sampson, N.A., Aguilar-Gaxiola, S., Al-Hamzawi, A., Andrade, L.H., Benjet, C., Caldas-de-Almeida, J.M., Demyttenaere, K., Florescu, S., de Girolamo, G., Gureje, O., Haro, J.M., Karam, E.G., Kiejna, A., Kovess-Masfety, V., Lee, S., McGrath, J.J., O'Neill, S., Pennell, B.-E., Scott, K., ten Have, M., Torres, Y., Zaslavsky, A.M., Zarkov, Z., Bruffaerts, R. (2016). Mental disorders among college students in the WHO World Mental Health Surveys. Psychological Medicine, 46(14), 2955-2970. PubMed Abstract
  • Blasco, M.J., Castellví, P., Almenara, J., Lagares, C., Roca, M., Sesé, A., Piqueras, J.A., Soto-Sanz, V., Rodrĩguez-Marín, J.,Echeburúa, E., Gabilondo, A., Cebrià, A.I., Miranda-Mendizábal, A., Vilagut, G., Bruffaerts, R., Auerbach, R.P., Kessler, R.C., Alonso, J. and on behalf of the UNIVERSAL study group. (2016). Predictive models for suicidal thoughts and behaviors among Spanish University students: Rationale and methods of the UNIVERSAL (University & mental health) project. BMC Psychiatry, 16, 122. PubMed Abstract
  • Cuijpers, P., Cristea, I.A., Ebert, D.D., Koot, H.M., Auerbach, R.P., Bruffaerts, R., Kessler, R.C. (2016). Psychological treatment of depression in college students: A meta-analysis. Depression and Anxiety, 33(5), 400-14. PubMed Abstract

Publications 2015

  • Mortier, P., Demyttenaere, K., Auerbach, R.P., Green, J.G., Kessler, R.C., Kiekens, G., Nock, M.K., Bruffaerts, R. (2015). The impact of lifetime suicidality on academic performance in college freshmen. Journal of Affective Disorders, 186, 254-260. PubMed Abstract
  • Mortier, P., Demyttenaere, K., Nock, M.K., Green, J.G., Kessler, R.C., Bruffaerts, R. (2015) [The epidemiology of ADHD in first-year university students] (article in Dutch).Tijdschrift voot Psychiatrie. 57(9):635-44. PubMed Abstract