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      Prevalence of psychological stress, depression and anxiety among medical students in Egypt.

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      Psychiatry research
      Elsevier BV
      DASS 21, Sleeping quality, Stress, Undergraduate medical students

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          Poor psychological health in medical students has been reported nationwide. This study estimated the prevalence of depression, anxiety and stress symptoms among medical students who were enrolled in a public university in Upper Egypt and determine the association of these morbidities with the students' basic socio-demographic variables. This cross-sectional study included 700 students. A self-administered, questionnaire for the socio-demographic characteristics, Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS 21) and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) questionnaire were used for assessment. High frequencies of depression (65%), anxiety (73%) and stress (59.9%) were reported. Stress scores were significantly higher than depression and anxiety (P=0.001). 55.7% were poor sleepers. In univarate analysis, females, those living in the University campus/students' residence facility, in the preclinical years and with lower academic achievement had higher scores of DASS and PSQI compared to their comparative partners. Significant correlations were reported between stress with depression, anxiety and PQSI scores (P=0.0001). In multivariate analysis, stress scores were significantly associated with female sex, depression and anxiety scores. We conclude that depression, anxiety and stress symptoms are common in medical students of Assiut University relative to other schools and female gender was significantly correlated with these findings.

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          Journal
          Psychiatry Res
          Psychiatry research
          Elsevier BV
          1872-7123
          0165-1781
          September 2017
          : 255
          Affiliations
          [1 ] Department of Neurology and Psychiatry, Assiut University Hospital, Assiut, Egypt.
          [2 ] Department of Neurology and Psychiatry, Assiut University Hospital, Assiut, Egypt. Electronic address: hamed_sherifa@yahoo.com.
          Article
          S0165-1781(16)31300-2
          10.1016/j.psychres.2017.05.027
          28575777
          c84fe02e-5e58-4904-9fe0-c3aa940045a5
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          DASS 21,Sleeping quality,Stress,Undergraduate medical students

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