Introduction: Depression is a common mental disorder, characterized by persistent sadness and a loss of interest in activities that you normally enjoy, accompanied by an inability to carry out daily activities, for atleast 2 weeks.
Aims &Objectives:
• To study the prevalence of depression amongst first and final year medical students of Subharti Medical College, Meerut.
• To study the views and attitude of medical students on depression.
Material & Methods: A cross-sectional study which was done on 200 MBBS students of 2017 & 2013 batch. The type of Sampling Technique used was Simple Random Technique. The Research Tool used was Previously structured & used questionnaire (Public Health Questionnaire-9)
Result: The study aimed towards assessing overall attitude and prevalence held by medical students upon depression which was indeed positive. Study subjects were aware about depression and were willing to participate.
Impact Factor
2022: 6.012
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