Prevalence and associated factors of stress, anxiety and depression among prospective medical students

Asian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 128-133

  Yusoff, Muhamad Saiful Bahri ^a   Abdul Rahim, Ahmad Fuad ^a   Baba, Abdul Aziz ^a   Ismail, Shaiful Bahari ^a   Mat Pa, Mohamad Najib ^a   Esa, Ab Rahman ^b  

^a SCHOOL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITI SULTAN ZAINAL ABIDIN   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Depression; Prevalence; Prospective medical students; Stress

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSION ANXIETY STRESS SCALE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; MENTAL STRESS; MOTHER; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALAYSIA; MALE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SELF REPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; STUDENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84875369502     PISSN: 18762018     EISSN: 18762026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajp.2012.09.012     Document Type: Article

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