An Evaluation of Depressed Mood in Two Classes of Medical Students

Levine, Ruth E.; Litwins, Stephanie D.; Frye, Ann

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“…No estudo de Moro et al 25 , os parâmetros utilizados foram semelhantes àqueles aqui utilizados e estiveram em conformidade com estudos que situam ponto de corte igual ou acima de 17 pontos como passível de ser correlacionado com depressão maior 30 . Os dados por nós encontrados estão também percentualmente próximos de outras pesquisas 6,7,26,31,32 .…”

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“…Alguns fatores identificados em outros estudos estão também aqui presentes, dentre os quais: a entrada no hospital, com o contato mais direto com pacientes graves e com a morte; a alta exigência das disciplinas teórico-práticas, que os obriga a maior número de horas de estudo; fadiga; exigência de participação em atividades médicas extracurriculares, como as ligas acadêmicas; disputas entre os próprios alunos por melhores colocações em serviços ou atividades acadêmicas 1,2,6,17,18,25,26,32 . A redução na taxa de prevalência do quarto para o quinto ano e um discreto recrudescimento no sexto ano parece consentânea com a angústia do término do curso e o preparo, simultâneo ao internato, para a prova de residência médica.…”

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Sintomas depressivos em acadêmicos de medicina da Universidade Federal de Goiás: um estudo de prevalência

Amaral

Gomide

Batista

et al. 2008

Rev. psiquiatr. Rio Gd. Sul

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ResumoIntrodução: O presente estudo teve como objetivo investigar a prevalência de sintomas depressivos em alunos de medicina da Universidade Federal de Goiás, comparando com a população em geral e verificando a possibilidade de determinado período do curso atuar como fator de risco. Método: Estudo transversal, descritivo, de amostra representativa de alunos regularmente matriculados na Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade Federal de Goiás. Foram selecionados 287 alunos do primeiro ao sexto ano através de sorteio aleatório simples. Utilizou-se, para avaliação, o Inventário de Depressão de Beck e um questionário de identificação. Resultados: Na população entrevistada, 26,8% apresentaram sintomas depressivos de acordo com escores do Inventário de Depressão de Beck estabelecidos para este estudo. A prevalência de sintomas depressivos moderados e graves entre os entrevistados foi de 6,9%, enquanto 19,9% apresentaram sintomas leves. Em relação ao sexo, encontrou-se 33,5% de mulheres e 19% de homens com sintomas depressivos. Em relação ao ano em curso, houve maior prevalência entre os alunos do terceiro e do quarto ano. Tristeza, anedonia, baixa auto-estima, perfeccionismo, irritabilidade, desinteresse por pessoas, redução da capacidade de trabalho e cansaço excessivo foram os itens do Inventário de Depressão de Beck mais pontuados. Conclusão: A prevalência de sintomas depressivos encontrada neste estudo é superior à média encontrada na população em geral, havendo indicativo de que a escola médica possa ser um fator predisponente para tais sintomas. Descritores: Acadêmicos de medicina, depressão, prevalência, prevenção. AbstractIntroduction: The objective of the present study was to assess the prevalence of depressive symptoms among medical students of Universidade Federal de Goiás, Brazil, comparing them to the general population and investigating the possibility of a certain period throughout the course being a risk factor. Method: A cross-sectional descriptive study of a representative sample of students regularly enrolled at the Medical School of Universidade Federal de Goiás was performed. A total of 287 students from the first to sixth year were selected using simple random drawing. The Beck Depression Inventory and an identification questionnaire were used for evaluation.

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Sintomas depressivos em acadêmicos de medicina da Universidade Federal de Goiás: um estudo de prevalência

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Gomide

Batista

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Rev. psiquiatr. Rio Gd. Sul

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“…Welldocumented studies to establish the prevalence of depression and its associated factors among medical students are few worldwide. [4][5][6] To the best of our knowledge, there are very few studies using Beck Depression Inventory to assess depression among medical students in India. 11 Since the Beck Depression Inventory is a subjective scale, it has not been used by previous studies.…”

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“…[12][13] Prevalence rates of depression are estimated to range from 15% to 66% in various studies. [4][5][6]13,14 Chan among Chinese medical students in Hong Kong noticed that around half of the medical students are depressed. 4 On the contrary, a study done in Pakistan found that the prevalence rate varied from 49% to 66% among medical students.…”

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“…Notably, depression in medical students is of great importance and warrants serial studies. [4][5][6] Early onset depression among medical students interferes with psychological, social, and academic functioning, exposing him/her to a greater risk for problems such as substance abuse and suicidal behaviour. 7 The high rate of depression among medical students is associated with many factors.…”

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Prevalence of depression and its associated factors among medical students: a study using beck depression inventory

Sharma

Kanwar

et al. 2017

Int J Res Med Sci

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Background: Medical education carries with it a great burden of stress that can result in depression. This study was conducted to assess the prevalence of depression in medical students and various factors contributing to depression in the institute.Methods: A stratified random sample of 280 students was evaluated using Beck Depression Inventory by investigators. Associations between depression and year of study, addiction like alcohol use, family problems, family history of depression and staying away from home were analysed by univariate analysis.Results: The overall prevalence of depression was found to be 30.0%. Among those with depression, a majority (93%) had mild and moderate degree of depression. The study depicted that 41.6% (35) of the depressed were females and 58.3% (49) were males. As per the cut-off scores, 196 students (69.9%) scored as normal (0-9), 60 (21.4%) as mild (10-18), 18 (6.4%) as moderate (19-29), 4 (1.4%) as severe (30-40) and 2 (0.7%) as very severe (>40) depression. The prevalence of depression was comparatively less among 1st and 2nd year medical students (17.1%) and the difference between the grade of depression and year of study was found to be not significant (χ2=148, P=0.13). The prevalence was found more among those with family problems and family history of depression.Conclusions: In our study, depression was quite prevalent among medical students of the region. Our findings stressed the importance of broad screening and psychiatric counselling of this vulnerable population more meticulously.

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Prevalence of Depression, Depressive Symptoms, and Suicidal Ideation Among Medical Students

Rotenstein

Ramos

Torre

et al. 2016

JAMA

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IMPORTANCE Medical students are at high risk for depression and suicidal ideation. However, the prevalence estimates of these disorders vary between studies.OBJECTIVE To estimate the prevalence of depression, depressive symptoms, and suicidal ideation in medical students.DATA SOURCES AND STUDY SELECTION Systematic search of EMBASE, ERIC, MEDLINE, psycARTICLES, and psycINFO without language restriction for studies on the prevalence of depression, depressive symptoms, or suicidal ideation in medical students published before September 17, 2016. Studies that were published in the peer-reviewed literature and used validated assessment methods were included.DATA EXTRACTION AND SYNTHESIS Information on study characteristics; prevalence of depression or depressive symptoms and suicidal ideation; and whether students who screened positive for depression sought treatment was extracted independently by 3 investigators. Estimates were pooled using random-effects meta-analysis. Differences by study-level characteristics were estimated using stratified meta-analysis and meta-regression. MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURESPoint or period prevalence of depression, depressive symptoms, or suicidal ideation as assessed by validated questionnaire or structured interview.RESULTS Depression or depressive symptom prevalence data were extracted from 167 cross-sectional studies (n = 116 628) and 16 longitudinal studies (n = 5728) from 43 countries. All but 1 study used self-report instruments. The overall pooled crude prevalence of depression or depressive symptoms was 27.2% (37 933/122 356 individuals; 95% CI, 24.7% to 29.9%, I 2 = 98.9%). Summary prevalence estimates ranged across assessment modalities from 9.3% to 55.9%. Depressive symptom prevalence remained relatively constant over the period studied (baseline survey year range of 1982-2015; slope, 0.2% increase per year [95% CI, −0.2% to 0.7%]). In the 9 longitudinal studies that assessed depressive symptoms before and during medical school (n = 2432), the median absolute increase in symptoms was 13.5% (range, 0.6% to 35.3%). Prevalence estimates did not significantly differ between studies of only preclinical students and studies of only clinical students (23.7% [95% CI, 19.5% to 28.5%] vs 22.4% [95% CI, 17.6% to 28.2%]; P = .72). The percentage of medical students screening positive for depression who sought psychiatric treatment was 15.7% (110/954 individuals; 95% CI, 10.2% to 23.4%, I 2 = 70.1%). Suicidal ideation prevalence data were extracted from 24 cross-sectional studies (n = 21 002) from 15 countries. All but 1 study used self-report instruments. The overall pooled crude prevalence of suicidal ideation was 11.1% (2043/21 002 individuals; 95% CI, 9.0% to 13.7%, I 2 = 95.8%). Summary prevalence estimates ranged across assessment modalities from 7.4% to 24.2%. CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCEIn this systematic review, the summary estimate of the prevalence of depression or depressive symptoms among medical students was 27.2% and that of suicidal ideation was 11.1%. Further research is nee...

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An Evaluation of Depressed Mood in Two Classes of Medical Students

Abstract: The percentage of medical students who experience depressed mood increased over time, but to a lesser degree than in previous studies.

Cited by 46 publications

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Sintomas depressivos em acadêmicos de medicina da Universidade Federal de Goiás: um estudo de prevalência

Sintomas depressivos em acadêmicos de medicina da Universidade Federal de Goiás: um estudo de prevalência

Prevalence of depression and its associated factors among medical students: a study using beck depression inventory

Prevalence of Depression, Depressive Symptoms, and Suicidal Ideation Among Medical Students

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