Depression, anxiety and stress among college students in three European countries

Abstract

Objectives:The objective of the study was to determine the prevalence and associated factors with depression, anxiety and stress among college students from three European countries: France, Romania and Republic of Moldavia.Methods:A cross sectional study was conducted from September 2016 to March 2017 in college students from France (Opal Coast Litorral, Lille, Rouen Universities), Romania (Cuj Napoca) and Republic of Moldavia (Chisinau). A self-administered and anonymous questionnaire including DASS 21 was used to assess depressive, anxiety and stress. Socio demographic characteristics were also collected.