Sergio Baldassin, Nilson Silva, Tânia Correa de Toledo Ferraz Alves, João Mauricio Castaldelli-Maia, Dinesh Bhugra, Maria Cezira Fantini Nogueira-Martins, Arthur Guerra de Andrade, Luiz Antonio Nogueira-Martins
BACKGROUND: Rates of depression among medical students have been shown to be high and related to year of study and other factors. We report on cluster of symptoms related to depression and their association with other difficulties in specific domains. METHODS: 481 (Response rate=79.8%) medical students completed a questionnaire about areas of difficulty in the medical school (studies, leisure, colleagues, professors, and patients), and Beck Depression Inventory (BDI)...
August 15, 2013: Journal of Affective Disorders