Standard scale to assess the symptoms of depression, anxiety and stress among MBBS students are essential to take necessary steps to treat or prevent any psychiatric morbidity. But there was no such convenient tool in Bangla to measure the stated symptoms. With an objective to obtain a convenient scale to measure severity of above symptoms, short version of Depression Anxiety Stress Scales (DASS 21) was translated into Bangla and the study was carried out to validate this Bangla version with permission from the author of the original instrument. Two translations and back translations were carried out. A harmonized version was produced after meetings by persons involved in translation process in meetings. After pretesting on ten students and reviewing by panel of experts, finalized Bangla version of DASS 21 (DASS 21 -BV) was obtained. A cross sectional study was carried out among MBBS students of Pabna Medical College, Pabna using purposive sampling technique to validate this scale. They were given both Bangla and English version of the scale 3 to 7 days apart. Analysis was done on 15 samples. Correlation for depression subscale was 0.976, anxiety subscale was 0.917 and stress subscale was 0.931. Correlation was significant at the 0.01 level (2-tailed). Cronbach's Alpha for Depression, Anxiety and Stress subscales were 0.987, 0.957, 0.964 respectively. This Validated Bangla version of DASS 21 can be used to measure severity of depression among medical students and persons having similar academic background treatable.

Medical students confront significant academic, psychosocial and existential stressors for coping with new college and schedule,. So assessment of the symptoms of depression, anxiety and stress among medical students are essential to take necessary steps to treat or prevent any psychiatric morbidity. The objective of the study was to assess depression, anxiety and stress among the first year MBBS students. This was a cross sectional and descriptive study conducted in Khulna Medical College, Bangladesh from December 2009 to July 2010. For this purpose, 105 students fulfilling inclusion and exclusion criteria were taken as sample. They filled up personal data and the short-form Bangla version of DASS (DASS-21 BV) scale. The results showed that, the mean age of students was 18.8 years with male predominance (54.3%). Symptoms of depression, anxiety and stress were found among 54.3%, 64.8% and 59.0% of students respectively. Eighty five (81%) students either had depression, anxiety or stress alone or in combination. Combination of depression, anxiety and stress was highest (36.2%). No significant association was found between gender difference and depression, anxiety or stress. Age was positively correlated with depression (p=0.004) and stress (p=0.001). Percentage of 1st year MBBS students suffering from depression, anxiety and stress were very high. Adequate psychiatric services should be provided to manage these symptoms among medical students.Bang J Psychiatry June 2015; 29(1): 23-29

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Introduction Premature Ejaculation (PE) has been considered as the most common male sexual dysfunction having significant detrimental impact on both men and their partners. But in many cases, it remains undetected and untreated. The relationship between depression, anxiety and stress with PE might be bi-directional. Depression, anxiety and stress may impair male sexual function and couple's sexual relationships. On the other hand, the poor sexual functioning and satisfaction can produce feelings of frustration and anxiety between partners. Objective The objective of this study was to determine the proportion of PE and to find out the depression, anxiety and stress associated with PE among the men who perceive themselves as having little control over ejaculation attending in the sex clinic of a tertiary psychiatric hospital. Methods This was a cross-sectional study conducted from August 2017 to June 2018, among 280 male patients who perceived themselves as having little control over ejaculation aged from 18 to 60 years and were selected by convenient sampling technique. A semi-structured, self-administered questionnaire containing socio-demographic variables, the Bangla version of the Premature Ejaculation Diagnostic Tool (PEDT), the Bangla version of the short version of Depression Anxiety Stress Scales (DASS 21-BV) were applied to assess their PE and associated depression, anxiety & stress respectively. Results It showed that, mean (+ SD) age of the respondents was 38.8 (+8.44) years and 26.4% of the respondents were found to have premature ejaculation. Presence of PE was slightly higher (55.4%) among the older age group (aged 41-60 years) than the younger age group (aged 18-40 years). Chi-square test showed significant association with depression, anxiety and stress with PE (p<0.05 for all comparisons). Conclusions This high prevalence and associated psychological factors illustrate the need for promoting awareness regarding PE and for better outcome. During assessment psychological factors should be identified properly and psychosocial management should be emphasized along with pharmacotherapy during management of the PE patients. Disclosure Work supported by industry: no.

Premature ejaculation (PE) has been considered as the most common male sexual dysfunction affecting men and their partners. The objective of the study was to find out the proportion of PE, associated psycho-social factors and psychiatric co-morbidities among the patients attended in the Sexual . For this purpose 280 male patients with complaints of sexual dysfunction aged from 18 to 60 years were selected by convenient sampling technique. A semi-structured, self-administered questionnaire containing socio-demographic variables, Bangla version of the premature ejaculation diagnostic tool (PEDT), Bangla version of the depression anxiety stress scales (DASS 21-BV) were applied to assess their PE and associated depression, anxiety and stress respectively. The results showed that, mean (+SD) age of the respondents was 38.8 (+8.44) years and 26.4% of the respondents were found to have PE. Presence of PE was slightly higher (55.4%) among the older age group (aged 41-60 years) than the younger age group (aged 18-40 years). Chi-square test showed significant association with religion, smoking status and psychiatric co-morbidities with presence of PE (p<0.05 for all comparisons). This high prevalence and associated psychosocial factors illustrate the need for promoting awareness and development of standardized methods for diagnosis, assessment and treatment of PE.