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. 2020 Feb 11;9:104. [Version 1] doi: 10.12688/f1000research.21066.1

Table 8. Rates of depression, anxiety, distress, suicidality, and self-injurious behaviour among medical and health-studies students.

Please refer to Table 1 for abbreviations.

Source Issue Measurement Demographic Timeframe Prevalence
Dahlin et al. 94 Depression MDI Karolinska Institute Medical
University students
Past 2 weeks 12.9%
Dahlin et al. 94 Suicidality Thoughts
Thoughts
Attempt
(Meehan Inventory)
Karolinska Institute Medical
University students
Past 12 months
Ever
Ever
5.4%
28.8%
2.7%
Puthran et al. 95 Depression Varying (literature
review)
Global N/A 28%
Alfaris et al. 46 Depression BDI Saudi Arabian Past week Weighted mean 47%
(range, 8–70%)
Ibrahim et al. 27 Depression Varying (literature
review)
Global Varying Weighted mean, 25.6%
(range, 10–84.5%)
Hunt & Gable 102 Moderate to severe
depression
PHQ-9 Illinois pharmacy students Past 2 weeks 20.5%
Wallin & Runeson 98 Suicidal thoughts Survey questions Karolinska Institute Medical
University students
Ever 33–44%
Wallin & Runeson 98 Anxious symptoms Survey questions Karolinska Institute Medical
University students
Ongoing 12%
Dyrbye et al. 96 Suicidality Consideration

Attempt
(Meehan Inventory)
American University
students
Past 12 months;
ever

Ever
5.8–11.2%; 25.1%


1.9%