Trastornos neuropsiquiátricos en estudiantes universitarios con bajo rendimiento académico de una universidad privada de Medellín

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.