Depression, anxiety and stress with possible sources of stressors among undergraduate medical students in Malaysia

It is well known that medical students are subject ed to different levels of stressors during various stages of their study. Exposure to severe and prolonged stressors may cause serious emotional disturbances in the form of depression, anxiety and stress which may hinder students’ academic performa...

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Main Authors:	Al-Ani, Ali Sabri Radeef, Faisal, Ghasak Ghazi
Format:	Article
Language:	English English
Published:	Ministry of Health and Universiti Brunei Darussalem 2016
Subjects:	RC0321 Neuroscience. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry
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spelling	iium-509452017-01-26T00:32:58Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/50945/ Depression, anxiety and stress with possible sources of stressors among undergraduate medical students in Malaysia Al-Ani, Ali Sabri Radeef Faisal, Ghasak Ghazi RC0321 Neuroscience. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry It is well known that medical students are subject ed to different levels of stressors during various stages of their study. Exposure to severe and prolonged stressors may cause serious emotional disturbances in the form of depression, anxiety and stress which may hinder students’ academic performance, quality of life, and also their physical health. Therefore, this study aimed to determine the prevalence and severity of depression, anxiety and stress symptoms and also to determine the possible sources of stressors and their relationship with these symptoms among medical undergraduate students throughout the different stages of their study. A cross sectional study was conducted among 501 students from the Faculty of Medicine, International Islamic University Malaysia. Depression Anxiety, Stress Scale (DASS-21) was used to assess the prevalence and severity of depression, anxiety and stress. The sources of stressors were identified by giving the students a list of the most possible source of stressors which were chosen depending on previous studies. The overall prevalence of depression, anxiety and stress was 39.7%, 65.8% and 37.1% respectively but it was found that 7.2%, 29.7% and 7.4% of medical students have clinically significant depression,anxiety and stress respectively. The emotional disturbances were significantly higher among female students. Younger students aged ≤21 years were experiencing significantly higher mean score of depression, anxiety and stress. Regarding the source of stressors, the top ten stressors decided by the students were mainly academic and personal factors. Emotional disturbances in the form of depression, anxiety and stress are existing in medical students which require early intervention. Academic and personal factors can be considered as sources of stressors that may precipitate for depression anxiety and stress. Ministry of Health and Universiti Brunei Darussalem 2016-02-15 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/50945/1/BIMJ201612118.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/50945/4/50945_depressions%2C%20anxiety%20and%20stress_scopus.pdf Al-Ani, Ali Sabri Radeef and Faisal, Ghasak Ghazi (2016) Depression, anxiety and stress with possible sources of stressors among undergraduate medical students in Malaysia. Brunei International Medical Journal (BIMJ), 12 (1). pp. 18-25. ISSN 1560-5876 E-ISSN 2079-3146 http://www.bimjonline.com/Current%20Issues/currentissues.htm http://www.bimjonline.com/Current%20Issues/currentissues.htm
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description	It is well known that medical students are subject ed to different levels of stressors during various stages of their study. Exposure to severe and prolonged stressors may cause serious emotional disturbances in the form of depression, anxiety and stress which may hinder students’ academic performance, quality of life, and also their physical health. Therefore, this study aimed to determine the prevalence and severity of depression, anxiety and stress symptoms and also to determine the possible sources of stressors and their relationship with these symptoms among medical undergraduate students throughout the different stages of their study. A cross sectional study was conducted among 501 students from the Faculty of Medicine, International Islamic University Malaysia. Depression Anxiety, Stress Scale (DASS-21) was used to assess the prevalence and severity of depression, anxiety and stress. The sources of stressors were identified by giving the students a list of the most possible source of stressors which were chosen depending on previous studies. The overall prevalence of depression, anxiety and stress was 39.7%, 65.8% and 37.1% respectively but it was found that 7.2%, 29.7% and 7.4% of medical students have clinically significant depression,anxiety and stress respectively. The emotional disturbances were significantly higher among female students. Younger students aged ≤21 years were experiencing significantly higher mean score of depression, anxiety and stress. Regarding the source of stressors, the top ten stressors decided by the students were mainly academic and personal factors. Emotional disturbances in the form of depression, anxiety and stress are existing in medical students which require early intervention. Academic and personal factors can be considered as sources of stressors that may precipitate for depression anxiety and stress.
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author	Al-Ani, Ali Sabri Radeef Faisal, Ghasak Ghazi
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title	Depression, anxiety and stress with possible sources of stressors among undergraduate medical students in Malaysia
title_short	Depression, anxiety and stress with possible sources of stressors among undergraduate medical students in Malaysia
title_full	Depression, anxiety and stress with possible sources of stressors among undergraduate medical students in Malaysia
title_fullStr	Depression, anxiety and stress with possible sources of stressors among undergraduate medical students in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed	Depression, anxiety and stress with possible sources of stressors among undergraduate medical students in Malaysia
title_sort	depression, anxiety and stress with possible sources of stressors among undergraduate medical students in malaysia
publisher	Ministry of Health and Universiti Brunei Darussalem
publishDate	2016
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Depression, anxiety and stress with possible sources of stressors among undergraduate medical students in Malaysia

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