Prevalence of Depression, Anxiety and Stress (by DASS Scoring System) among Medical Students in Islamabad, Pakistan

Rizvi, Farwa; Qureshi, Ayisha; Rajput, Abdul Majid; Afzal, Muhammad Bilal

doi:10.9734/bjmmr/2015/17193

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“…Similar result was seen in previous studies. [24,25] Similar to our study it has been reported that women had proportionately higher rates of stress and depressive symptoms in both the general population and the population of students of medicine which is in concordance to our study . [26], [27] Fisher et al also found that female students had increased levels of depression, anxiety, and phobias compared with their male counterparts.…”

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Assessment of Psychological Morbidity among First Year Medical Students

Singh¹

2017

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Assessment of Psychological Morbidity among First Year Medical Students

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2017

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“…6 A literature review identified only a few studies conducted in Pakistan on depression among medical students. 4,7,8,9,10,11 As there is a lack of data regarding prevalence of depression and the role of precipitating factors of depression among medical students in Pakistan so, the present study was undertaken to look for prevalence of depression among medical students of Sargodha Medical College, Sargodha, Punjab Pakistan, using a diagnostic tool i.e., Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) 12 for depression, associations of depression with demographic and educational characteristics and the extent to which stressors predict depression. Assessing the burden of depression among medical students can inform us of their status of mental health and related risk factors.…”

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Prevalence of Depression; A Cross-Sectional Study Among MBBS Students of Sargodha Medical College, Sargodha Pakistan

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Material and Methods: A sample of 200 medical students (including 147 female and 53 male) was chosen by random sampling. PHQ-9 scale was used to evaluate depression among participants. Data was collected on a specially designed questionnaire containing sociodemographic and educational characteristics and was analyzed using SPSS 16.0. Results: Out of 200 respondents, who participated in study, 75.5% reached depression criteria. The age range of majority of students (53%) was 20-22 year. Factors such as female gender, year of medical college, staying in hostel, both pre and post exam depression, academic pressure, high competition, overburdened test schedules and worries about future were found to be significantly associated with depression. Conclusion:The results depict that frequency of depression among MBBS students during their academic years is very high, making them highly susceptible individuals. This demands the necessity for pervasive enactment of therapeutic measures by medical college administration, including assessment, education and provision of mental health services. Key words:Depression, Prevalence, Medical Students, Cross-sectional study.

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“…No estudo realizado por Osama et al foi encontrada a maior prevalência de idealização suicida, com aproximadamente 36% 11 . Uma possível explicação para este fato seria a elevada prevalência, de quase 70% de estudantes de medicina, no Paquistão, que possuem alto grau de estresse 23 . Ademais, a própria base curricular do Paquistão, que consiste de quatro períodos, ou cinco anos, de formação médica, sendo que o primeiro período engloba o primeiro e segundo ano, poderia influenciar negativamente na saúde mental de seus estudantes, provocando altos níveis de exaustão 11 .…”

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Preditores de idealização suicida entre estudantes de medicina: uma revisão sistemática

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Aleluia²

2019

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BACKGROUND: Suicidal ideation is one of the main symptoms indicative of suicide attempts and suicide. According to the WHO, about 800,000 cases of suicide were reported around the world in 2014, which translates to an index of 1 suicide every 40 seconds. Medical students constitute a population at risk for the development of suicidal ideation. Several life factors may influence the risk of suicidal ideation, those being personality traits, social factors and mental health. OBJECTIVE: Identify the indicators of suicidal ideation among medical students during their academic training. METHODS: This is a systematic review carried out in the electronic databases Pubmed and BVS. Articles that addressed the subject of suicidal ideation among medical students in Portuguese, English and Spanish from 2008 to 2018 were included. RESULTS: We found 263 articles, of which 12 articles met the inclusion and exclusion criteria. After the application of the STROBE statement, 6 articles were selected for the creation of this systematic review. The prevalence of suicidal ideation varied from 3.7% to 35.6% around the world and several factors were linked to the increase of suicidal ideation risk. CONCLUSION: A suicidal ideation is a frequent and multifactorial phenomenon that involves several realms of a medical student's life. The risk factors identified in this review were linked to the increased risk of suicidal ideation development.

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Prevalence of Depression, Anxiety and Stress (by DASS Scoring System) among Medical Students in Islamabad, Pakistan

Cited by 41 publications

References 9 publications

Assessment of Psychological Morbidity among First Year Medical Students

Assessment of Psychological Morbidity among First Year Medical Students

Prevalence of Depression; A Cross-Sectional Study Among MBBS Students of Sargodha Medical College, Sargodha Pakistan

Preditores de idealização suicida entre estudantes de medicina: uma revisão sistemática

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