Anxiety and depression and their interdependent influencing factors among medical students in Inner Mongolia: the cross-sectional survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Mental health has become a global problem, among which anxiety and depression disorder were ranked as the first and sixth leading causes of disability, respectively, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Medical students experienced higher levels of anxiety and depression than the general population. But there was a lack of research on the emotional situation among medical students in Inner Mongolia. The main objectives of this study were to investigate the prevalence of anxiety and depression symptoms as well as the factors that influence them among medical students in Inner Mongolia.

Methods

A cross-sectional study was conducted on 1282 students from a university in Inner Mongolia, China, ranging in age from 16 to 27 years. They were assessed demogra

SUBMITTER: Wang Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9662114 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature