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Emotional disorders among Turkish
undergraduate medical students
Naim Nur1, Selma Cetinkaya2, Vedat
Sabanciogullari3,
Sefa Levent Ozsahin4, Onder Kavakci5
ABSTRACT
Objective: Large numbers of medical student are reported to be suffering from emotional health problems in recent years. Its severity has also increased throughout the world. The aim of the current study was to determine the prevalence of emotional disorders (ED) and to assess risk factors among medical students.
Methodology: A total of 493 students were included in the current cross sectional study. The Twelve Item General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12) was voluntarily answered by medical students in the first to the fifth year class.
Results : A total of 27.8% of medical students were found to have emotional disorders (ED) in the presented study. Factors found to have a significant association with ED were relationship of the respondents with their parents, siblings, lecturers, course mates, boy/girlfriend as well as pressure prior to examinations and periods of training in medical school. No difference was found between gender and age groups.
Conclusion: Current results showed the prevalence of emotional disorders (ED) in crucial levels among the medical students. It is suggested that medical schools authorities should be aware of these problems and take effective measures to address them.
KEY WORDS: Emotional disorders, Medical student, Medical education.
Pak J Med Sci October - December 2008 (Part-II) Vol. 24 No. 6 792-797
How to cite this article:
Nur N, Cetinkaya S, Sabanciogullari V, Ozsahin SL, Kavakci O. Emotional disorders among Turkish undergraduate medical students. Pak J Med Sci 2008;24(6):792-97.
1. Naim Nur,
Department of Public Health,
2. Selma Cetinkaya,
Medical Education,
3. Vedat Sabanciogullari,
Anatomy,
4. Sefa Levent Ozsahin,
Chest Diseases,
5. Onder Kavakci
Psychiatry
1-5: Faculty of Medicine Cumhuriyet University 58140,
Sivas, TURKEY
Correspondence
Naim NUR, MD
Dept. of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine,
Cumhuriyet University, 58140-Sivas / Turkey.
E-mail: naimnur@yahoo.com
* Received for Publication: December 10, 2007
* Revision Received: September 23, 2008
* Revision Accepted: October 2, 2008
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