Mental disorders and termination of education in high-income and low- and middle-income countries: epidemiological study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Studies of the impact of mental disorders on educational attainment are rare in both high-income and low- and middle-income (LAMI) countries.

Aims

To examine the association between early-onset mental disorder and subsequent termination of education.

Method

Sixteen countries taking part in the World Health Organization World Mental Health Survey Initiative were surveyed with the Composite International Diagnostic Interview (n=41 688). Survival models were used to estimate associations between DSM-IV mental disorders and subsequent non-attainment of educational milestones.

Results

In high-income countries, prior substance use disorders were associated with non-completion at all stages of education (OR 1.4-15.2). Anxiety disorders (OR=1.3), mood disord

SUBMITTER: Lee S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2801820 | biostudies-literature | 2009 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature