Prevalence of depression symptoms in medical students at a higher education institution
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Abstract
College students are vulnerable to disorders like depression, when it comes to medical students, there is a higher prevalence comparing to the general population. This research aims to determine the prevalence of depressive symptoms in medical students from the first and fourth year of the institution of Belém/PA. This is a cross-sectional study and the data collection instrument was Beck Depression Inventory. 160 students answered to the questionnaire, constituting a sample of 62,5% of the population. Among these, 42,5% had depressive symptoms, 13,7% had moderate to severe symptoms and 28,7% had mild symptoms. The prevalence of depressive symptoms in medical students is higher than in the general and similar student population and the data collected from corroborate this statement.
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Copyright (c) 2023 Isabelle Fonseca Sirotheau Correa, Victor Vieira Silva, Renata Ogawa Furtado Rodrigues, Eugênia Suely Belém de Sousa, Camila Sisnando Faustino, Maria Eugenia de Paula Pires, Emanuela Bandeira da Silva, Gabriela Mutran dos Anjos, Adrianne Raposo Ponte, Igor Almeida Teixeira da Silva de Figueiredo, Fernanda Vidal Pacheco Santiago, Glauber Ibernom Montenegro MonteiroAuthor(s)
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Isabelle Fonseca Sirotheau Correa
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Victor Vieira Silva
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Renata Ogawa Furtado Rodrigues
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Eugênia Suely Belém de Sousa
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Camila Sisnando Faustino
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Maria Eugenia de Paula Pires
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Emanuela Bandeira da Silva
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Gabriela Mutran dos Anjos
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Adrianne Raposo Ponte
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Igor Almeida Teixeira da Silva de Figueiredo
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Fernanda Vidal Pacheco Santiago
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Glauber Ibernom Montenegro Monteiro