Mental health problems among medical students in Brazil: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Escola Superior de Ciências da Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Vitória · National University of Singapore · +1 more institution
Abstract
To provide a comprehensive picture of mental health problems (MHPs) in Brazilian medical students by documenting their prevalence and association with co-factors.
We systematically searched the MEDLINE/PubMed, SciELO, LILACS, and PsycINFO databases for cross-sectional studies on the prevalence of MHPs among medical students in Brazil published before September 29, 2016. We pooled prevalences using a random-effects meta-analysis, and summarized factors associated with MHP.
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 56.40
- Percentile
- 100%
- References
- 99
Authors
7- JPJoão Pedro Gonçalves PachecoCorresponding
Escola Superior de Ciências da Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Vitória
- HTHenrique Ton Azevedo Giacomin
Escola Superior de Ciências da Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Vitória
- WTWilson Tam
National University of Singapore
- TBTássia B. Ribeiro
Escola Superior de Ciências da Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Vitória
- CAClaudia Arab
Universidade Federal de São Paulo
Topics & keywords
- PsycINFO
- Medicine
- Mental health
- MEDLINE
- Anxiety
- Psychosocial
- Psychological intervention
- Depression (economics)
- Good health and well-being