Study finds high rate of depression, suicidal ideation among medical students

(The JAMA Network Journals) A review and analysis of nearly 200 studies involving 129,000 medical students in 47 countries found that the prevalence of depression or depressive symptoms was 27 percent, that 11 percent reported suicidal ideation during medical school, and only about 16 percent of students who screened positive for depression reportedly sought treatment, according to a study appearing in the Dec. 6 issue of JAMA, a medical education theme issue.

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