Prevention and Treatment of Mental Health and Psychosocial Problems in College Students: An Umbrella Review of Meta-Analyses

P. Cuijpers; C. Miguel; M. Ciharova; P. Aalten; N. Batelaan; E. Salemink; P. Spinhoven; S. Struijs; L. de Wit; C. Gentili; D. Ebert; M. Harrer; R. Bruffaerts; R.C. Kessler; E. Karyotaki

doi:10.1037/cps0000030

Prevention and Treatment of Mental Health and Psychosocial Problems in College Students: An Umbrella Review of Meta-Analyses

P. Cuijpers, C. Miguel, M. Ciharova, P. Aalten, N. Batelaan, E. Salemink, P. Spinhoven, S. Struijs, L. de Wit, C. Gentili, D. Ebert, M. Harrer, R. Bruffaerts, R.C. Kessler, E. Karyotaki

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We conducted an umbrella review of 31 meta-analyses with 608 primary studies, examining the effects of psychological interventions for prevention and treatment of mental and psychological problems in college students. The proportion of unique primary studies included in the meta-analyses ranged from 6 to 100%. For problems like depression, anxiety, and stress, effective universal, indicated, and treatment interventions are available. For alcohol problems effects are small and it is not clear if these are clinically relevant. Effective interventions have been developed for smoking cessation, test-anxiety, internet addiction, procrastination, and bystander sexual assault prevention programs. The quality of most meta-analyses and almost all primary studies was suboptimal. Therefore, all findings have to be considered with caution. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved)

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	229-244
Journal	Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice
Volume	28
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1037/cps0000030
Publication status	Published - 2021

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prevention
treatment
mental health problems
college students
umbrella review

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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. https://doi.org/10.1037/cps0000030

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