Assessment of Depression, Anxiety & Stress among Medical Students ofa Rural Medical College
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences (IOSR-JDMS) - Year 2019, Vol 18, Issue 1
Abstract
The cause for stress and the consequent depression and anxiety is multifactorial .The objective of our study hoped to determine the level of stress among students in our medical colleges.In the study of 350 students (216 males, 134 females) it is found that majority of them (51.42%) came from urban area and majority of their family income in between 26000-50000rs.As many as 22% medical students are going through mild stress, 26% are in moderate stress, 14.85% are in severe stress.Only 42.85% students have a normal anxiety score while 34.28% have mild anxiety score, 15.42% have moderate anxiety score, 6.28% have severe anxiety score and 1.14% have extreme anxiety score.42.85% students show normal levels of depression while 34.28% are in mid depression and 6.28% are in severe depression.As a result, 49% students think that they could have performed better in some other courses of study and 15% of them regret coming to medical education.
Authors and Affiliations
Dr Soumitra kumar Ghosh, Dr Subhrajyoti Naskar
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