Produção Nacional
Revisado por pares
Common mental disorders among medical students
2007; UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO RIO DE JANEIRO; Volume: 56; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1590/s0047-20852007000400002
ISSN1982-0208
AutoresAlessandro de Moura Almeida, Tiana Mascarenhas Godinho, Almir Galvão Vieira Bitencourt, Marcelo Santos Teles, André Sampaio Silva, Dayanne Costa Fonseca, Daniel Batista Valente Barbosa, Patrícia Santos de Oliveira, Eduardo Costa-Matos, Cíntia Rocha e Rocha, Alan Miranda Soares, Bárbara Abade, Irismar Reis de Oliveira,
Tópico(s)Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
ResumoOBJECTIVE: Common mental disorders (CMD) have a high impact on interpersonal relationships and quality of life and are potential underlying causes for the development of more serious disorders. Medical students have been indicated as a risk population for the development of CMD. The aim of this study was to determine the frequency of CMD in undergraduate medical students and to identify related factors. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was performed in a sample population of medical students. CMD was identified according to the 20-item Self-Report Questionnaire. RESULTS: Two hundred and twenty-three students completed the questionnaire. The overall prevalence of CMD was 29.6% and its presence was independently associated with sleep disorders, not owning a car, not working and sedentary lifestyle. CONCLUSIONS: These findings indicate a high prevalence of CMD in the sample studied and are important for supporting actions to prevent mental disorders in future doctors and for reflecting on the curricula currently in use in medical schools.
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