Section of Psychiatry, Department of Neurosciences/DIMSC, Università Politecnica Delle Marche, Ancona, Italy.
Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Foggia, Foggia, Italy.
Int Rev Psychiatry. 2019 Nov-Dec;31(7-8):569-573. doi: 10.1080/09540261.2019.1654718. Epub 2019 Aug 30.
Medical students (MSs) are an important part of the workforce for delivery of tomorrow's healthcare. Their ever changing knowledge base and long periods of training may significantly affect their mental health and wellbeing over the years. Following a global call for participation, it was decided to include Italian medical schools based in the Universities of Ancona and Foggia between January and April 2019. Students were invited to participate in an online survey. A total of 360 completed responses were received and analysed. Of these, 8.6% of samples reported mental health issues whilst at medical school, ranking as follows: ; 7.2% of them had been treated with psychotropic medications whereas 7.8% were self-medicating; 8.9% reported problems related to alcohol-drinking, and 22.8% admitted using illicit drugs (mostly cannabis and cocaine). The levels of burnout syndrome were quite low. It is important to ensure that the future workforce are looked after and, as the students are in the vulnerable age group, they should have access to early and prompt help-seeking and early interventions if needed.
医学生是未来医疗保健工作的重要组成部分。他们不断变化的知识基础和长期的培训可能会在多年内对他们的心理健康和幸福感产生重大影响。在全球呼吁参与之后，决定在 2019 年 1 月至 4 月之间纳入位于安科纳和福贾大学的意大利医学院校。邀请学生参加在线调查。共收到并分析了 360 份完整回复。其中，8.6%的样本报告在医学院期间存在心理健康问题，排名如下：7.2%的人曾接受过精神药物治疗，而 7.8%的人则自行用药；8.9%的人报告与饮酒有关的问题，22.8%的人承认使用非法药物（主要是大麻和可卡因）。倦怠综合征的水平相当低。重要的是要确保未来的劳动力得到照顾，由于学生处于脆弱的年龄组，他们应该能够及早寻求帮助，并在需要时进行早期干预。
