Prevalence of Anxiety and Depression Among Medical Students During the Covid-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Scott J Halperin Matthew N HendersonSofia PrennerJonathan N Grauer

Published in: Journal of medical education and curricular development (2021)

When compared to previous medical student studies, these results are 61% higher for anxiety and 70% higher for depression during the Covid-19 era. The current study suggests that there should be a heightened awareness of and sensitivity to student's mental health during the Covid-19 pandemic with certain cohorts at greater potential risk.

Keyphrases

medical students
mental health
coronavirus disease
risk factors
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sleep quality
depressive symptoms
mental illness
respiratory syndrome coronavirus