Scientia Psychiatrica
Vol. 2 No. 3 (2021): Scientia Psychiatrica

The Mental Health of First-Year Medical Students in Universitas Baiturrahmah

Mutiara Anissa (Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Baiturrahmaah, Padang, Indonesia)
Resti Rahmadika Akbar (Department of Medical Education, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Baiturrahmaah, Padang, Indonesia)
Anita Darmayanti (Departmnet of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Baiturrahmaah, Padang, Indonesia)
Meta Oktora (Department of Anatomical pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Baiturrahmaah, Padang, Indonesia)



Article Info

Publish Date
02 Jul 2021

Abstract

Introduction. First-year students are a group that has experienced many changes in their lives. Studying in university requires students to be exposed to new challenges, namely academic demands, independence to meet needs and activities, and more independence in learning. Medical students have a heavier burden due to a dense curriculum, so that they will face various module exams, clinical skills, practicums, lectures, and other student organizational activities. If students are not able to adjust, then this can cause emotional mental disorders.Methods. This study was a cross-sectional design. Participants are new students of the 2020 in Faculty of Medicine, consist of the Medical Study Program and the Clinical Pharmacy Study Program. The research sample is total sampling. This research instrument uses a Self Reporting Questionnaire (SRQ). This questionnaire can measure the mental state of a person who has a 30 days time limit. Data processing using SPSS, univariate data is displayed in the form of a frequency distribution table.Results. In this study, most of the respondent have total SRQ less than 6 (80.8%). The symptoms of mental emotional disorders that are most commonly found are somatic symptoms and depressive symptoms.Conclusion. The mental health of Baiturrahmah medical students is still within the normal range, but mental health assessments need to be carried out every year.

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Journal Info

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SciPsy

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Subject

Health Professions Medicine & Pharmacology Neuroscience Public Health

Description

Scientia Psychiatrica covers the latest developments in various fields of psychiatric : biological psychiatry, neuropsychiatry, child psychiatry, psychiatry of community, psychotherapy, drugs-related mental illness, psychiatry of geriatric, psychosomatics medicine, psychology, cultural psychiatry, ...