Prevalence of depression and suicidal ideation among bereaved medical students University of Khartoum in 2018
| Main Author: | Hamed, Yasir |
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| Other Authors: | Shabaan, Kamil |
| Format: | info publication-preprint Journal |
| Bahasa: | eng |
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, 2021
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| Online Access: |
https://zenodo.org/record/5532657 |
Daftar Isi:
- .Abstract: Background: In our life absolutely we will be facing struggles and stressful events and one of the most traumatic events is the loss of a significant person (bereavement) and the issue arise from that this experience in young adults usually tend to be new and they don’t know how to deal with it properly. Bereavement by itself is a normal reaction that takes it time and go ( resolved bereavement) but sometimes people tend to stuck in this reaction (unresolved bereavement) and it gets complicated by the feeling of anger and guilt specially if the death of the diseased was sudden . And this kind of unresolved bereavement is one of the risk factor not only for depression but also for suicidal ideation. Objectives: to determine the prevalence of Depression among bereaved medical students in the recent two years in University of Khartoum in 2018. Method: this study is a cross sectional study.46 Medical students age 18-24 years in University of Khartoum that have a bereavement experience in the period between 2016 and 2018 have been recruited by using a Google form send to every batch social secretary and filled the bereavement and PHQ-9 questionnaires. Results: The results show that 38 participants (82.6%) are having unresolved bereavement and 8 participants (17.4%) had a bereavement experience but it have been resolved. 29 participants (63%) have been found to have depression and 17 participants (37%) have been found not to have depression. 26 participants (56.52%) have shown no evidence of suicidal ideation, 20 participants (43.48%) have shown evidence of suicidal ideation. No evidence have been found suggesting association between gender and unresolved bereavement (Fischer exact test was found 0.700).Strong evidence have been found suggesting association between unresolved bereavement and depression (Fischer exact test was found less than 0.001). Strong evidence have been found suggesting correlation between Suicidal ideation and severity of depression (Spearman’s rho was found 0.800 and p value was less than 0.001). Strong evidence has been found suggesting association between suicidal ideation, depression severity and the need of more professional help. 33 participants (71.7%) stated that they need more professional help. Conclusion: In conclusion we have shown that the significant loss of a dear person in these subjects tends to have unresolved bereavement with depression, and even severe depression, associated with suicidal ideation. And they need more help to return to internal equilibrium or merely to adapt.