Posted by mtdewcmu on May 4, 2011, at 11:03:28
In reply to Re: School and psychiatric illness » mtdewcmu, posted by SLS on May 4, 2011, at 6:09:38
> "Depression is even more common in medical students and residents, with 15-30% screening positive for depressive symptoms"
>
> This is in comparison to 10% of the general population. What we don't know is if the statistic described by the article is either:
> 1. Lifetime prevalence.
> 2. 12 month prevalence.
>That one is surprising and significant. They probably administered a questionnaire to med students as a screen, asking about current symptoms. So it's probably closer to 12 month prevalence.
> http://www.nimh.nih.gov/statistics/1MDD_ADULT.shtml
>
> Despite debatable statistics, I really believe (at least for now) that the chronic stress of medical school and residency precipitates MDD at a greater rate than what is seen in the general population.
>No, I agree. You can sort of reverse-engineer these articles and figure out what went into them. It was probably written by a writer who is not an epidemiologist and was using mostly canned statistics. It doesn't mean that all of them are useless, or that the main thrust of the story is off-base. But, of course, I would double-check the statistics.
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