Introduction: Considerable degree of psychological morbidity has been reported among medical students ranging from stress, interpersonal problems and suicidal ideation to psychiatric disorders. The objective of this study was to determine the level of stress, anxiety and depression among medical undergraduate students of Government Medical College Srinagar using DASS-21 scale. Material and methods:A cross-sectional study including undergraduate medical students was conducted after approval from instituitional ethical committee. Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS-21) having 21 statements to assess the level of stress, anxiety and depression among participants was used. As there were no earlier estimates of prevalence of stress among medical students in Kashmir, so prevalence of 50% was assumed. With 95% confidence limits and 5 % non-response rate, sample size of 403 was calculated. After obtaining informed consent, 400 students were included in the study. The data was entered into Microsoft Excel and descriptive statistics were obtained. results: Most of the students (55%) who participated in the study were females. About 67.5% were in the age-group of 17-19 years, mostly belonging to rural areas(77.5%). Students from all academic years participated with majority from 1 st and 2 nd years. Only 2.5% students had a single parent or were orphans with majority (75%) satisfied with their social life. About 25% were not satisfied with their academic performance. Prevalence of depression, anxiety and stress was found to be 40%,50% and 37.5% respectively in medical students. Conclusion:A substantial proportion of medical students are suffering from stress, anxiety and depression revealing their mental health issues which require urgent attention.
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