?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Prevalence+of+Depression+Among+Medical+Students+of+a+Private+Medical+College+in+India&rft.creator=Singh%2C+Ajit&rft.creator=Lal%2C+Amar&rft.creator=Singh%2C+Shekhar&rft.subject=Online+Journal+of+Health+and+Allied+Sciences&rft.description=Background%3A+Medical+education+can+contribute+to+the+development+of+depression+in+medical+students+which+may+have+possible+negative+academic+and+professional+consequences.+The+aims+of+this+study+were+to+explore+the+prevalence+of+depressive+symptoms+and+their+relationships+to+socio-demographic+variables+among+a+cross+section+of+medical+students+of+a+private+medical+college+in+India.+Methods%3A+A+cross-sectional+anonymous+questionnaire-based+survey+was+conducted+including+all+students+from+first+to+fourth+year+of+a+medical+college+in+India.+Beck+depression+inventory+was+used+to+assess+the+level+of+depression+with+a+score+of+12+or+higher+considered+depressive.+Additional+questions+regarding+demographic+variables+were+also+included+in+the+survey.++Data+analysis+was+done+on+Epi+info+version+6.+Results%3A+A+total+of+336+students+participated+giving+a+response+rate+of+88%25.+A+total+of+49.1%25+students+reported+depressive+symptoms.+It+was+significantly+higher+in+1st+year+(59.3%25)+and+2nd+year+(65.6%25)%2C+as+compared+to+3rd+(34.4%25)+and+4th+year+(37.2%25)+students+%5Bp%3C0.+05%5D.++Substance+abuse(p%3C0.0001)%2C+first+and+second+year+of+study%2C+female+sex+and+language+of+instruction+other+than+English+at+10%2B2+level+were+associated+factors+for+the+development+of+depressive+symptoms+%5Bp%3C0.05%5D.+A+significant+negative+association+was+also+found+between+regular+exercise+and+depression+(p%3C0.05).+Conclusion%3A+Depression+may+be+a+significant+hidden+problem+in+Indian+medical+students+and+mechanisms+to+identify+and+help+students+with+mental+health+problems+should+be+seriously+considered.&rft.publisher=BS+Kakkilaya&rft.contributor=Kakkilaya%2C+Dr+Srinivas&rft.date=2011-01-20&rft.type=Journal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F7251%2F1%2F2010-4-8.pdf&rft.identifier=++Singh%2C+Ajit+and+Lal%2C+Amar+and+Singh%2C+Shekhar++(2011)+Prevalence+of+Depression+Among+Medical+Students+of+a+Private+Medical+College+in+India.++%5BJournal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F7251%2F