Screening for depression and anxiety in medical and dental students who are forced into their field of study
Keywords:
medical college, school, education, parents, students, children, willingness, interest, choice, depression and anxiety
Abstract
Objectives: We hypothesized that the students who are forced to enter the medical field by their parents may have a higher incidence of depression and anxiety.
Methods: A total of 210 medical and dental students were asked to fill out a form indicating their desire to enter medical college versus their parents’ wishes on an analogue scale. They were also asked to fill out screening forms for depression and anxiety.
Results: The students who selected the medical field by their parent’s wishes were found to have 1.2 times more anxiety & 1.96 times more depression.
Conclusions: The parents should consider their child's willingness to enter the medical field before forcing him / her into the medical school.
