Abstract

AQUINO, Daniele Ramos de; CARDOSO, Rodrigo Alves  and  PINHO, Lucinéia de. Symptoms of depression in medical university students. Bol. - Acad. Paul. Psicol. [online]. 2019, vol.39, n.96, pp. 81-95. ISSN 1415-711X.

Depression is a common mental health problem, with a higher prevalence in medical universitystudents than in the general population. The objective of this study was to verify depressive symptoms in universitystudents of medicine of a private institution located in the North of Minas Gerais. The sample consistedof 121 participants who underwent a set of instruments for evaluation of characteristics: sociodemographic,training and depressive symptoms. The Depression Inventory was used to investigate the depressive symptomatology.The data were statistically analyzed by the SPSS^® program. The ethical orientation of the researchwas regulated by the guidelines of Resolution 466/2012 of the National Health Council, with the approval ofCEP no. 2,428,669. The results indicate a higher prevalence of depressive symptoms: sad or depressed mood(87.6%), difficulty in concentration (89.3%), fatigue or loss of energy (89.3%), self-critical thoughts (82.6%),avoidance of interpersonal contact (70.2%). Based on the findings, it can be concluded that the initial periodspresented more incidence of depressive symptoms, with a higher prevalence in the female audience.

Keywords : mental health; depression; medical students.

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