| The prevalence and impact of depression among medical students: a nationwide cross-sectional study in South Korea. | |
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PMID: 20453812 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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PURPOSE: This nationwide cross-sectional study assessed the prevalence, possible risk factors, and impact of depression among Korean medical students. METHOD: Of all medical students (14,095) registered in 41 medical schools in 2006 in South Korea, 7,357 (52.2%) completed the survey. Depression was measured using the patient-rated version of the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI-PR). Data on academic functioning, and sociodemographic characteristics were also obtained. RESULTS: Current, one-year, and lifetime prevalence of major depressive disorder (MDD) were 2.9%, 6.5%, and 10.3%, respectively. Possible risk factors for one-year MDD were female gender, lower class years, admission track with exemption from entrance exam, living alone at a lodging house or a rented room, and financial difficulty (P < .05). The grade point averages (GPAs) of students with MDD were significantly lower than those of nondepressed students for both semesters (t = 3.8, P < .001; t = 4.8, P < .001). The odds ratio of students with MDD of receiving a GPA below 2.0 was 1.8 (CI 1.4-2.4) as compared with nondepressed students. CONCLUSIONS: This study demonstrated that Korean medical students experience depression frequently. It also highlighted the possible risk factors of MDD among medical students and pervasive association of depression with poor functioning. |
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Authors:
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Myoung-Sun Roh; Hong Jin Jeon; Hana Kim; Sung Koo Han; Bong-Jin Hahm |
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Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
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Title: Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges Volume: 85 ISSN: 1938-808X ISO Abbreviation: Acad Med Publication Date: 2010 Aug |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-08-05 Completed Date: 2010-09-21 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8904605 Medline TA: Acad Med Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1384-90 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
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Department of Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. |
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Adult Cross-Sectional Studies Depression / epidemiology* Female Humans Male Prevalence Questionnaires* Republic of Korea / epidemiology Retrospective Studies Risk Factors Students, Medical / psychology* Young Adult |
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