Mental Health Disorders in Latin American University Population: Prevalence, Risk Factors and Protective Variables — Statistical Database

Mental Health Disorders in Latin American University Population: Prevalence, Risk Factors and Protective Variables — Statistical Database

Statistical database on the prevalence of mental health disorders, risk factors, and protective variables in Latin American university populations. Compiled through systematic search using Perplexity AI, synthesizing indexed academic literature from the region. Includes data on depression, anxiety, academic stress, resilience, access to mental health services, and the impact of COVID-19 on student mental health. Covers multiple Latin American countries and provides indicators disaggregated by type of disorder, risk factor, and protective variable. Sources: Latin American academic literature co

📋 Dataset Information

• DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19150990
• Version: 1.0.2
• License: CC BY 4.0
• Data files: 1 CSV file(s)
• Total files: 24 files (data + FAIR documentation)

🗃️ Files Included

• mental_health_latin_american_universities_v2.csv — Data in CSV format (UTF-8)
• README.md — Dataset overview
• CODEBOOK.md — Variable dictionary
• METHODOLOGY.md — Study design and methodology
• CITATION.cff / CITATION.bib / CITATION.ris — Citation formats
• datapackage.json — Frictionless Data descriptor
• dataset_description.json — schema.org metadata (Google Dataset Search)
• schema.json — Formal column structure
• checksums.txt — MD5/SHA256 hashes for integrity verification

📖 How to Cite

de la Serna, Juan Moises (2026). Mental Health Disorders in Latin American University Population: Prevalence, Risk Factors and Protective Variables — Statistical Database. Zenodo. 10.5281/zenodo.19150990

🔑 Keywords

mental health, university students, Latin America, depression, anxiety, academic stress, risk factors, protective variables

⚖️ License and Use

Published under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0). Free to share, adapt, and use commercially with appropriate attribution.

👤 Author

de la Serna, Juan Moises — ORCID: 0000-0002-8401-8018 — Universidad Internacional de La Rioja (UNIR)