Depression and stressful life events among medical students during undergraduate career: Findings from a medical school in South Asia

Purpose: Medical students face significant psychological stress and adverse life events throughout their student career. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of depression among medical undergraduates in a medical faculty in Sri Lanka. Methods: A cross-sectional study using a self-adm...

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Main Authors: Dakshitha P. Wickramasinghe, Isuru S. Almeida, Dharmabandhu N. Samarasekera
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: National University of Singapore 2019-01-01
Series:The Asia Pacific Scholar
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Online Access:http://theasiapacificscholar.org/depression-and-stressful-life-events-among-medical-students-during-undergraduate-career-findings-from-a-medical-school-in-south-asia/