The prevalence and correlates of depressive symptoms from an Arabian setting: A wake up call
The prevalence and correlates of depressive symptoms from an Arabian setting: A wake up call
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DOI：
10.3109/0142159x.2012.656755
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发表时间：
2012-01-01
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4.7
通讯作者：
Alofaisan, Y.
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作者：
Al-Faris, E. A.;Irfan, F.;Alofaisan, Y.
研究表明，医学院学生比一般人群以及年龄和性别匹配的同龄人有更高的抑郁症状发生率。本研究旨在评估传统课程的大型学校医学生抑郁症状的患病率及其与个人背景变量的关系。在沙特阿拉伯利雅得的一所医学院进行了一项描述性分析的横断面研究。沙特阿拉伯利雅得沙特国王大学的医学生使用21项贝克抑郁量表筛查抑郁症状。抑郁症状的发生率很高（48.2%），分为轻度（21%）、中度（17%）和重度（11%）。抑郁症状的存在和严重程度与早期学龄（p < 0.000）和女性性别（p < 0.002）有统计学显著相关。抑郁症状的高流行率是一个令人震惊的迹象，需要采取补救行动，特别是对低年级学生和女学生。
It has been shown that medical students have a higher rate of depressive symptoms than the general population and age- and sex-matched peers. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of depressive symptoms among the medical students of a large school following a traditional curriculum and its relation to personal background variables. A descriptive-analytic, cross-sectional study was conducted in a medical school in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The medical students of King Saud University in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, were screened for depressive symptoms using the 21-item Beck Depression Inventory. A high prevalence of depressive symptoms (48.2%) was found, it was either mild (21%), moderate (17%), or severe (11%). The presence and severity of depressive symptoms had a statistically significant association with early academic years (p < 0.000) and female gender (p < 0.002). The high prevalence of depressive symptoms is an alarming sign and calls for remedial action, particularly for the junior and female students.