Prevalence of Depression, Depressive Symptoms, and Suicidal Ideation Among Medical Students: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Rotenstein L, Ramos M, Torre M, Segal J, Peluso M, Guille C, Sen S, Mata D. Prevalence of Depression, Depressive Symptoms, and Suicidal Ideation Among Medical Students: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. JAMA 2016, 316: 2214-2236. PMID: 27923088, PMCID: PMC5613659, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2016.17324.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrevalence of depressionSummary prevalence estimatesCross-sectional studyDepressive symptomsSuicidal ideationPrevalence estimatesCrude prevalencePrevalence dataSystematic reviewDepressive symptom prevalenceSelf-report instrumentStudy-level characteristicsAssessment modalitiesLongitudinal studyMedian absolute increaseMedical studentsPeriod prevalenceSymptom prevalenceLanguage restrictionsSTUDY SELECTIONMAIN OUTCOMEHigh riskPsychiatric treatmentSummary estimatesMeta-Analysis