Substance use and its association with mental health among Swiss medical students: A cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Studies on mental health and substance use among medical students indicated worrying prevalence but have been mainly descriptive.

Aim

To evaluate the prevalence of substance use in a sample of medical students and investigate whether mental health variables have an influence on substance use.

Methods

The data were collected as part of the first wave of the ETMED-L, an ongoing longitudinal open cohort study surveying medical students at the University of Lausanne (Switzerland). N = 886 students were included and completed an online survey including measures of mental health (depression, suicidal ideation, anxiety, stress, and burnout) and use of and risk related with several substances (tobacco, alcohol, cannabis, cocaine, stimulants, sedatives, hallu

SUBMITTER: Gaume J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11144353 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature