Prevalence of depression in students of a medical college in New Delhi: A cross-sectional study
Prevalence of depression in students of a medical college in New Delhi: A cross-sectional study
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10.4066/amj.2012.750
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2012-01-01
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Anand, Tanu
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Sidana, Surbhi;Kishore, Jugal;Anand, Tanu
背景医学教育与各种可能导致抑郁的压力和压力有关。本研究旨在了解医学生抑郁的患病率及影响抑郁的各种因素。采用分层随机抽样的方法，按学习年限抽取237名学生。结果初步诊断抑郁症和重度抑郁症的总患病率分别为21.5%和7.6%。学生的学习年限和学习成绩与抑郁有统计学意义的关联。其他因素，包括性别、自我报告的既往抑郁症史、精神障碍家族史、社会支持类型、家庭结构、兄弟姐妹数量和父母的教育程度，在研究中没有发现与抑郁症的患病率有任何显著的联系。还观察到，学生不愿为抑郁症状寻求帮助。
BackgroundMedical education is associated with various pressures and stresses which can lead to depression. This study was undertaken to discover the prevalence of depression in medical students and various factors contributing to depression.MethodThis is a cross-sectional, questionnaire-based study. Using stratified random sampling, 237 students were selected according to year of study. Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9), based on PRIME-MD Today, was used to make a provisional diagnosis of depression.ResultsThe overall prevalence of provisionally diagnosed depressive and major depressive disorder using PHQ-9 was 21.5% and 7.6%, respectively. Year of study and academic performance of students had a statistically significant association with depression. Other factors, including gender, self-reported past history of depression, family history of psychiatric disorders, type of social support, family structure, number of siblings and education of parents were not found to have any significant association with prevalence of depression in the study. It was also observed that students were reluctant to seek help for depressive symptoms.