Prevalence of depressive symptoms among Italian medical students: The multicentre cross-sectional "PRIMES" study.

Prevalence of depressive symptoms among Italian medical students: The multicentre cross-sectional "PRIMES" study.

BACKGROUND:Four percent of the world's population suffers from depression, which is a major public health issue. Medical students are at risk, as their depressive symptoms (DS) prevalence is reported to be approximately 27% worldwide. Since few data on Italian medical students exist, this study...

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Main Authors: Fabrizio Bert, Giuseppina Lo Moro, Alessio Corradi, Anna Acampora, Antonella Agodi, Laura Brunelli, Maria Chironna, Silvia Cocchio, Vincenza Cofini, Marcello Mario D'Errico, Carolina Marzuillo, Cesira Pasquarella, Maria Pavia, Vincenzo Restivo, Maria Rosaria Gualano, Paolo Leombruni, Roberta Siliquini, Collaborating Group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0231845

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