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. 2019 Nov-Dec;31(7-8):626-629.
doi: 10.1080/09540261.2019.1679976. Epub 2019 Nov 5.

Wellbeing and mental health amongst medical students from Hong Kong

Steven W H Chau  1 , Thomas Lewis  2 , Roger Ng  3   4 , Julie Yun Chen, Sarah Marie Farrell  5   6 , Andrew Molodynski  7   8 , Dinesh Bhugra  9
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Wellbeing and mental health amongst medical students from Hong Kong

Steven W H Chau et al. Int Rev Psychiatry. 2019 Nov-Dec.

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    [No authors listed] [No authors listed] Int Rev Psychiatry. 2020 Jun;32(4):381. doi: 10.1080/09540261.2020.1778856. Epub 2020 Jun 16. Int Rev Psychiatry. 2020. PMID: 32543243 No abstract available.

Abstract

Medical students are a known high-risk group for mental health issues. This study aimed to survey the psychological well-being of medical students from Hong Kong, a known stressful city. This study is part of a wider effort to compare the psychological well-being of medical students world-wide. We invited medical students from Hong Kong to complete a self-report questionnaire online. The questionnaire included questions on demographics, known mental health issues, sources of psychological stress, and substance use. It also included the cut-annoyed-guilty-eye (CAGE) questionnaire, Short-Form General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12), and the Oldenburg Burnout Inventory (OLBI). There were 123 responses. Our results suggest high levels of psychological morbidity and distress among medical students in Hong Kong. 87% screened positive for minor psychiatric disorders on the GHQ-12 and 95% met OLBI thresholds for burnout. Female respondents demonstrated significantly higher mean GHQ-12 scores than male. Despite the apparent high prevalence of mental ill-health in this population, only 15% of respondents reported receiving professional help.

Keywords: Hong Kong; Medical students; burnout; mental health; wellbeing.

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