OBJECTIVE To assess the exposure to different stressors and the prevalence of depression among medical students at different levels of education, taking gender differences into account. DESIGN Students were asked to complete a new stress inventory called the Higher Education Stress Inventory (HESI), the Major Depression Inventory (MDI), slightly modified, and questions on suicidal ideation de...

background: many studies suggest depression rate in medical students is higher in comparison to others. such disorder can cause motivation loss and hopelessness. therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate the depression symptoms and their contributors amongst medical students who were studying the early clinical exposure (ece) in sabzevar, iran.   methods: this cross-sectional study evalu...

OBJECTIVE To determine the frequency of anxiety and depression among medical students of Wah Medical College and their associations with sociodemographic and educational characteristics if any. STUDY DESIGN Cross-sectional survey. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY Wah Medical College, from September 2007 to March 2008. METHODOLOGY A sample of 279 students was included in the study after excludi...

BACKGROUND Physical and mental health is important for coping with the high requirements of medical studies that are associated with a higher risk for severe stress, insomnia, smoking, harmful alcohol consumption and easier access to drugs. Health behaviors of medical students influence not just their own health but also the health of their future patients. We examined whether socio-cultural fa...

ôbjective: â depressive disorder is an illness that involves the body, mood, thoughts and behaviors. this study was performed to identify the presence of depression among medical students of ürmia üniversity of medical sciences. methods: â descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted on 700 undergraduate medical and basic sciences students. beck depression inventory (bdï) used for data gathe...

OBJECTIVE University students' mental health affects not only their educational achievements, but also their professional future. The authors assessed the prevalence of suicidal ideation, depression, and aggression among students of three major universities in Isfahan, Iran. METHODS In 2008, 470 students were entered into the study using a convenience sampling method. The three measurement to...

BACKGROUND Medical education is perceived as being stressful with negative effects on students' mental health. However, few studies have addressed the influence of gender on stress in medical students. AIM To compare male and female medical students in Egypt on sources of stress, perception of stress, anxiety, depression, physical symptomatology, and personality profile. METHODS Data were c...

The medical curriculum leads to increased burden and stress among medical students. The consistent failure may result in depression or vice-versa. Since early diagnosis of depression could help to improve work performance, this study evaluated the association of depression with academic performance among medical students. Total 100 first year medical students (54 males and 46 females) participa...