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Suicidal ideation in medical students: recent insights
Ricardo Coentre1,2, Carlos Góis1,2
1Department of Psychiatry, Hospital de Santa Maria, Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Norte, EPE, Lisboa, Portugal, ricardomcoentre@gmail.com.
Advances in Medical Education and Practice
|December 21, 2018
Summary
Suicidal ideation is common among medical students, with prevalence ranging from 1.8% to 53.6%. Key contributing factors include depression, prior psychiatric diagnoses, and socioeconomic challenges, highlighting the need for targeted interventions.
Area of Science:
- Medical Education
- Psychiatry
- Public Health
Background:
- Suicidal ideation is a significant concern among medical students.
- Admission processes and the medical school environment contribute to its prevalence.
- Consequences include suicide attempts and completed suicides.
Purpose of the Study:
- To review recent literature on the prevalence of suicidal ideation in medical students.
- To identify factors associated with suicidal ideation in this population.
Main Methods:
- Systematic review of original articles published from 2011 onwards.
- Inclusion of studies on prevalence and associated factors of suicidal ideation in medical students.
Main Results:
- Seventeen studies involving 13,244 medical students were analyzed.
- Prevalence of suicidal ideation varied widely (1.8%–53.6%).
- Associated factors included depression, previous psychiatric disorders, lower socioeconomic status, drug use history, and parental neglect.
Conclusions:
- Recent research has increased, particularly from non-Western countries.
- Suicidal ideation in medical students remains a critical issue.
- Future research should prioritize developing preventive and treatment programs targeting identified risk factors.
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