Impact of COVID-19 outbreak on the mental health status of undergraduate medical students in a COVID-19 treating medical college: a prospective longitudinal study.

Ilango SaraswathiSaikarthik Jayakumar K Senthil KumarKumar Madhan SrinivasanM ArdhanaariRaghunath Gunapriya

Published in: PeerJ (2020)

The COVID-19 pandemic appears to negatively affect the mental health of the undergraduate medical students with the prevalence and levels of anxiety and stress being increased, and depression symptoms remaining unaltered. Addressing and mitigating the negative effect of COVID-19 on the mental health of this population is crucial.

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mental health
coronavirus disease
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mental illness
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depressive symptoms
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