Table 5.

Comparison of psychological morbidity between engineering and medical students

Scales	t	df	P
Depression (SDS score)	−1.776	345	0.077
Anxiety (SAS score)	−1.314	345	0.190
Problem drinking (MAST score)	2.583	345	0.010
Tobacco use disorder (NDSS score)	2.055	345	0.041
Problem drug use (DAST score)	−0.967	345	0.334
Social stress score	−3.259	345	0.001
RISCI score (stress component)	−3.126	345	0.002
HESI score (educational stress)	−1.369	345	0.172

SDS – Zung’s self-rating scale for depression; SAS – Zung’s self-rating scale for anxiety; MAST – Michigan alcohol screening test; NDSS – Nicotine dependence syndrome scale; DAST – Drug abuse screening test; RISCI – Rhode island stress and coping inventory; HESI – Higher education stress inventory