Addictive, anxiety, and depressive disorders among students of the Tomsk region: dynamics, gender, age, and migration aspects

The aim of this study was to assess current status and dynamics of mental health of university students (prevalence of addictive, anxiety, and depressive disorders). Material and Methods. We analyzed the results of three studies by the method of anonymous questionnaire survey (2015, 2011 and 2003) and examined 22060, 669, and 657 persons, respectively. Results. In 2015, tobacco smoking prevalence among students was 34.8%, alcohol abuse - 19.6%, experience of drug use - 10.6%, anxiety - 27.3%, depression - 15.6%. Leading trends of dynamics were feminization of drug and alcohol addictions, decrease of significance of submissive motivation and increase of significance of ataractic motivation of psychoactive substances use. This justifies differentiated approaches to prevention of addictions, anxiety, and depression in the universities.