Northeast Ohio Medical University, Rootstown, Ohio.
Am J Pharm Educ. 2019 Dec;83(10):7558. doi: 10.5688/ajpe7558.
To examine and compare the prevalence of mental health problems, help-seeking attitudes, and perceptions about mental health problems among US pharmacy and medical students. A cross-sectional analysis was conducted using existing, anonymous survey data collected in the Healthy Minds Study during the 2015-2016 academic year. The analysis included 482 students (159 pharmacy students and 323 medical students) from 23 institutions in the United States. Analyzed topics included demographic characteristics, mental health status and symptoms, substance abuse, stigma related to mental health, help-seeking behaviors and attitudes, and mental health treatment perceptions. Pharmacy and medical students experienced similar rates of depression (18% met clinical cut-offs), but pharmacy students were more likely to meet clinical cutoffs for anxiety (21% vs 11%). Pharmacy students were less likely to seek help from student counseling services (only 11% vs 49%) and also less likely to know where to seek help on campus if needed. Pharmacy students also reported having higher levels of stigma regarding mental health treatment. There are differences between pharmacy and medical students with regards to their experience of mental health symptoms, willingness to seek help, and perception of stigma. Despite the small sample, this analysis of national data indicates that opportunities exist to improve campus-based mental health education and offerings for pharmacy and medical students.
为了调查和比较美国药学和医学专业学生心理健康问题的流行率、寻求帮助的态度和对心理健康问题的看法。采用 2015-2016 学年期间在“健康心灵研究”中收集的现有匿名调查数据进行横断面分析。分析包括来自美国 23 个机构的 482 名学生（159 名药学学生和 323 名医学学生）。分析的主题包括人口统计学特征、心理健康状况和症状、物质滥用、与心理健康相关的污名、寻求帮助的行为和态度以及心理健康治疗观念。药学和医学专业学生的抑郁发生率相似（18%符合临床标准），但药学专业学生焦虑符合临床标准的比例更高（21%比 11%）。药学专业学生不太愿意向学生咨询服务寻求帮助（只有 11%比 49%），如果需要，也不太知道在校园里可以在哪里寻求帮助。药学专业学生还报告对心理健康治疗的污名化程度更高。药学和医学专业学生在心理健康症状体验、寻求帮助的意愿和对污名的看法方面存在差异。尽管样本较小，但对全国数据的分析表明，有机会改善药学和医学专业学生的校园心理健康教育和服务。
