Presence of depressive symptoms in medical students from Buenos Aires/Argentina
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https://doi.org/10.5433/1679-0367.2020v41n1p13Keywords:
Adjustment disorders, Students medical, Risk factors, ArgentineAbstract
Depression is a frequent mental disorder and several studies show that medical students are more susceptible. The objective was to verify the presence of depressive symptoms among medical students of the Universidad Abierta Interamericana, Buenos Aires. This is a descriptive and crosssectional scientific study using Beck’s Inventory of Depression. Data normality was evaluated using the Kolmogorov-Smirnov test and data were compared with Student’s T test and Mann-Whitney U test. Qualitative variables were compared with the exact test of Fisher. There was no significant difference in age and depression levels between men and women. There were also no differences in the distribution of the absolute and relative frequencies of the year studied. The mild level was the most frequent. Students living with friends had a lower rate of moderate depression, and students living in hostel presented a higher index of this level. The percentage of students who have never had psychological treatment is very close to those who never perform psychiatric treatment.Metrics
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6 Montoya LM, Gutiérrez JA, Toro BE, Briñón MA, Rosas E, Salazar LE. Depresión en estudiantes universitarios y su asociación con el estrés académico. Rev Ces Med. 2010;24(1):7-17.
7 Dyrbye LN, Thomas MR, Shanafelt TD. Systematic review of depression, anxiety and other indicators of psychological distress among U.S. and Canadian medical students. Acad Med. 2006;81(4):354-73.
8. Aktekin M, Karaman T, Senol SE, Erengin H, Akaydin M. Anxiety, depression and stressful life events among medical students: a prospective study in Antalya, Turkey. Med Educ. 2001;35(1):12-7.
9. Vaz RF, Mbajiorgu EF, Acuda SW. A preliminary study of stress levels among first year medical students at the University of Zimbabwe. Cent Afr J Med. 1998;44:214-9.
10. Clark DC, Zillow PB. Vicissitudes of depressed mood during four years of medical school. JAMA. 1988;260(19):2521-8.
11. Pereyra-Elías R, Ocampo-Mascaró J, Silva-Salazar V, Vélez-Segovia E, Costa-Bullón AD, Toro-Polo LM, et al. Prevalencia y Factores asociados con síntomas depresivos en estudiantes de ciencias de la salud de una universidad privada de Lima, Perú. Rev. Perú. Med. Exp. Salud Publica. 2010;27(4):520-6.
12. Czernik GE, Giménez S, Morel MM, Almirón LM. Variables socio demográficas y síntomas de depresión en estudiantes universitarios de Medicina de Corrientes, Argentina. Alcmeon. 2006;13(2):64-73.
13. Porcu M, Fritzen CV, Helber C. Sintomas depressivos nos estudantes de medicina da Universidade Estadual de Maringá. Psiquiatr. Prat. Med. 2001;34(1):2-6.
14. Ferreira RA, Peret Filho LA, Goulart EMA, Valadão MMA. O estudante de medicina da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais: perfil e tendências. Rev. Assoc. Med. Bras. 2000;46(3):224-31.
15. Rezende CHA, Abrão CB, Coelho EP, Passos LBS. Prevalência de Sintomas Depressivos entre Estudantes de Medicina da Universidade Federal de Uberlândia. Rev. Bras. Educ. Méd. 2008;32(3):315-23.
16. Mari JJ, Williams PA. A validity study of a psychiatric screening questionnaire (SRQ 20) in primary care in city of São Paulo. Braz. J. Psychiatry. 1986;148:23-6.
17. Facundes VLD, Ludermir AB. Common mental disorders among health care students. Rev. Bras. Psiquiatr. 2005;27:194-200.
18. Lima MC, Domingues MS, Cerqueira AT. Prevalence and risk factors of common mental disorders among medical students. Rev Saúde Públ. 2006;40:1035-41.
19. Almeida AM, Godinho TM, Bittencourt AG, Teles MS, Silva AS, Fonseca DC, Barbosa DBV, Oliveira OS, Costa-Matos E, Rocha CR, Soares AM, Abade B, Oliveira IR. Common mental disorders among medical students. Braz. J. Psychiatry. 2007;56(4):245-51.
20. Toews JA, Lockyer JM, Dobson DJG, Simpson E, Brownell AKW, Brenneis F, MacPherson KM, Cohen GS. Analysis of stress levels among medical students, residents and graduate students at four Canadian schools of medicine. Acad Med. 1997;72(11):997-1002.
21. Souza FGM, Martina MCR, Monteiro FCC, Menezes Neto GC, Ribeiro IB. Anorexia e bulimia nervosa em alunas da faculdade de Medicina da Universidade Federal do Ceará. Rev Psiquiatr Clín. 2002;29(4):172-80.
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Borsalli PSB, Swarça AC, Ramos S de P, Maia RP, Jovanovich E. Presence of depressive symptoms in medical students from Buenos Aires/Argentina. Semin. Cienc. Biol. Saude [Internet]. 2020 May 6 [cited 2024 May 19];41(1):13-20. Available from: https://ojs.uel.br/revistas/uel/index.php/seminabio/article/view/34487
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