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September 16, 2025European PsychiatryOpen Access

Assessment of the needs and demand for psychiatric care among medical students: cross-sectional study

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AHA. HaoualaNFN. FaouelEAE. Abouda

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Cross-sectional study evaluates prevalence of depression and anxiety in medical students, suggesting mental health support is needed.

Key Points

  • About 78.9% of medical students felt the need for psychiatric care, highlighting a significant gap in mental health services.
  • The study found rates of severe anxiety at 50.6% and severe depression at 27.6%, emphasizing poor mental health among this group.
  • Using the DASS-21 tool, the prevalence of stress was noted in 29.2% of students, indicating a concerning level of distress.
  • Over half of the participants, 58.1%, reported impaired quality of life, underscoring the urgent need for mental health interventions.

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Haouala et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68d42635713b0b5dfea6c407https://doi.org/10.1192/j.eurpsy.2025.1997
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