Table 3.
University faculties, PHQ-9 sum score and PHQ-9 item 9 on suicidal thoughts.
| Faculty (n, %) | PHQ-9 sum score [M (SD)] | PHQ Item 9* ≥ 1 (n, %) |
|---|---|---|
| Total (4076, 100) | 8.66 (5.46) | 566 (100) |
| Humanities (1309, 26.6) | 10.06 (5.65) | 217 (38.3) |
| History, Arts and Oriental Studies (349, 8.6) | 9.63 (5.75) | 66 (30.4) |
| Law (195, 4.8) | 9.13 (5.57) | 27 (12.4) |
| Philology (676, 16.6) | 9.76 (5.52) | 115 (53) |
| Theology (89, 2.2) | 8.88 (5.38) | 9 (4.1) |
| Medicine (428, 12.8) | 6.64 (4.94) | 40 (7.1) |
| Medicine (341, 8.4) | 6.6 (4.83) | 29 (72.5) |
| Veterinary medicine (87, 2.1) | 6.91 (5.39) | 11 (27.5) |
| Natural Science (619, 13.9) | 8.84 (5.57) | 86 (15.2) |
| Chemistry und Mineralogy (119, 2.9) | 8.18 (5.02) | 14 (16.3) |
| Mathematics and Computer Science (280, 6.9) | 8.44 (5.45) | 40 (46.5) |
| Physics und Earth Sciences (220, 5.4) | 8.68 (5.94) | 32 (37.2) |
| Social Studies (1720, 46.72) | 8.4 (5.23) | 223 (40.1) |
| Economics and Management Science (207, 5.1) | 8.05 (5.22) | 24 (10.8) |
| Education (749, 18.4) | 8.34 (5.29) | 79 (35.4) |
| Life science (241, 5.9) | 8.06 (5,31) | 40 (17.9) |
| Social Science und Philosophy (396, 9.7) | 9.2 (5.43) | 71 (31.8) |
| Sports Science (127, 3.1) | 6.75 (4.3) | 9 (4) |
| Enrollment≥ 2 faculties (505, 12.4) | 8.15 (5.38) | 55 (10.9) |
*
“Thoughts that you would be better off dead, or of hurting yourself.” 0 = “Not at all,” 1 = “Several days,” 2 = “More than half the days,” and 3 = “Nearly every day.”