Comment on: Mindfulness interventions in medical education: A systematic review on their impact on medical student stress, depression, fatigue and burnout

Hamilton-Shield, Antonia; Logan, John; Nanda, Akriti

doi:10.1080/0142159x.2018.1471455

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“…Several stressors are known to correlate with depression in medical students, such as the high amount of work and of information that must be assimilated during the course of medical school, poor diet, lack of leisure time, and constant contact with illness and death (ROMO-NAVA et al, 2019)[9]. Other stressors include undue expectations by students' themselves, their family members, and teachers, while students are in the process of training to take responsibility for the well-being and lives of patients (HAMILTON-SHIELD et al, 2018;ROMO-NAVA et al, 2019).…”

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Suicidal ideation among medical students, burnout or depression? Maybe both.

Vale

Araújo

Medeiros

et al. 2021

Rev Bra de Edu e Saude

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Depression is a common mental condition worldwide and a major cause of debility, with the potential to impair the quality of life of affected people. Medical students are more likely to develop psychiatric disorders, with depression, anxiety, and burnout being the most common ones. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of depressive symptoms in medical students and their association with burnout and aspects of life. This is an analytical cross-sectional study. Data collection was performed using four validated scales and a questionnaire in 511 medical students from the first to the fourth year from different universities. Depression was present in 49% of the students. A correlation was found between depression and female gender. Regarding the students' daily sleep time, 54.5% of the students slept only 3 to 6 hours per night. The use of psychoactive substances was reported by 29.9%. Regarding the emotional support offered by universities, about 92.8% of students with depressive symptoms reported not receiving adequate emotional support. As for quality of life, all domains were impaired among students with depression. According to the two-dimensional criterion, 37% of the students have burnout, with correlation between the presence of the syndrome and depressive symptoms. In addition, burnout proved to be an independent risk factor for suicidal ideation and self-mutilation. New methods that can help detect and address factors that trigger stress and depressive symptoms in medical students are needed to reduce the incidence of depression.

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confidence: 99%

Suicidal ideation among medical students, burnout or depression? Maybe both.

Vale

Araújo

Medeiros

et al. 2021

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Quality and Safety in Healthcare, Part LXVII

Harolds¹

2021

Clin Nucl Med

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There are many approaches to improving the well-being of medical students such as having a wellness curriculum including emphasizing the importance of keeping a balance in life between work and other activities, encouraging mindfulness and other stress reduction techniques, getting adequate sleep and exercise, and learning about the signs of burnout and depression. It is also important to have mentoring services and discussion groups available and to offer counseling for monetary management. Mental health services must be made available, and the students should be advised that seeking treatment will not adversely affect their ability to get a license or a good residency. The students should be counseled that being employed while in medical school is associated with a greater chance of burnout.

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Comment on: Mindfulness interventions in medical education: A systematic review on their impact on medical student stress, depression, fatigue and burnout

Cited by 2 publications

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Suicidal ideation among medical students, burnout or depression? Maybe both.

Suicidal ideation among medical students, burnout or depression? Maybe both.

Quality and Safety in Healthcare, Part LXVII

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