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Prevalence and associated factors of common mental disorders among medical students at a university in Brazil

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 August 2021

T. Prata ,
E. Vasconcelhos ,
D. Calcides ,
A. Carvalho ,
E. De Melo  and
E. Costa
T. Prata*
Affiliation:
Medicine Department, Federal University of Sergipe, Aracaju, Brazil
E. Vasconcelhos
Affiliation:
Medicine Department Lagarto, Federal University of Sergipe, Lagarto, Brazil
D. Calcides
Affiliation:
University Hospital Of The Federal University Of Sergipe, Federal University of Sergipe, Aracaju, Brazil
A. Carvalho
Affiliation:
Pharmacy Department Lagarto, Federal University of Sergipe, Lagarto, Brazil
E. De Melo
Affiliation:
Medicine Department, Federal University of Sergipe, Aracaju, Brazil
E. Costa
Affiliation:
Medicine Department, Federal University of Sergipe, Aracaju, Brazil
*
*Corresponding author.

Abstract

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Introduction

Common Mental Disorders (CMD) are minor manifestations of depressive, anxious or somatoform symptoms, which do not fit the diagnostic criteria of the International Code of Diseases (ICD). In medical students, this panorama can generate even more repercussions given the complexity of the medical education process.

Objectives

Estimate the prevalence and recognize associated factors of CMD among medical at the Federal University of Sergipe, Brazil.

Methods

A cross-sectional study was performed with randomly selected students between April and June 2019. The Self Report Questionnaire (SRQ-20) were used, along with a questionnaire about socioeconomic and demographic characteristics, personal aspects and educational process, prepared by the authors and previously tested in a pilot study. Statistical evaluation of multiple variables was performed through backward stepwise logistic regression analysis.

Results

The study included 80 students, equivalent to 22.59% of the total population of the studied Campus. There was an age average of 23.2 years (± 4.12), mostly female (52.5%) and single individuals (35%). The prevalence of CMD was 50% and an association was observed with the following factors: feeling of dissatisfaction with the course (p = 0.034); consider their own academic performance poor or regular (p = 0.12); lack of physical activity (p = 0.043); being anxious when not using a cell phone (p = 0.007); and the retraction pattern in the face of conflict situations in their interpersonal relationships (p = 0.025).

Conclusions

Results suggest a high prevalence of CDM, associated mainly with the personal perspective about the educational process and personal habits.

Keywords

Mental disordersMedical Educationmental healthMedical Students
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European Psychiatry , Volume 64 , Special Issue S1: Abstracts of the 29th European Congress of Psychiatry , April 2021 , pp. S369
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