ArticleRevista brasileira de psiquiatria (Sao Paulo, Brazil : 1999)2020
Improved quality of life and reduced depressive symptoms in medical students after a single-session intervention.
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- The effectiveness of interventions designed to enhance and maintain medical student wellbeing: a systematic review.BMC medical education · 2026Pooled it
- Mindfulness to improve the mental health of university students. A systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2023Pooled it
- Effectiveness of unified protocols for transdiagnostic treatment in improving the symptoms of depression, stress, anxiety, emotion regulation, and cognitive flexibility of students with subclinical symptoms of emotional disorders: A randomized clinical trial.Journal of education and health promotion · 2026Article
- Prevalence and risk factors of suicide and their correlation with depression and anxiety among medical students: a Saudi multicenter study.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Article
- Prevalence and Impact of Antidepressant and Anti-Anxiety Use Among Saudi Medical Students: A National Cross-Sectional Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Depression, anxiety, and personal recovery outcomes after group vs individual transdiagnostic therapy: a brief report.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Enhancing self-care education amongst medical students: a systematic scoping review.BMC medical education · 2024Article
- Psychiatric outcomes and overall functioning in healthcare students during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study.Trends in psychiatry and psychotherapy · 2023Article
- Influencing factors, prediction and prevention of depression in college students: A literature review.World journal of psychiatry · 2022Review
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Abstract
objectiveAnxiety and depression are prevalent among medical students. Brazilian medical students have higher levels of depression and lower quality of life than their U.S. counterparts, and no preventive intervention exists for this risk group in Brazil. The Unified Protocol for Transdiagnostic Treatment of Emotional Disorders (UP), a cognitive-behavioral treatment protocol for neuroticism, was recently adapted into a single-session, preventive intervention. This study tested the impact of this protocol on psychiatric symptoms and quality of life in Brazilian medical students.
methodsIn this open trial, the intervention protocol was translated and adapted to Brazilian Portuguese. Medical students over 18 years of age without psychotic symptoms, severe depressive episodes, or acute psychiatric risk were included, undergoing a psychiatric clinical interview (Mini-International Neuropsychiatric Interview [MINI]) and evaluation at baseline and at 7 and 30 days after a single-session UP that included experimental avoidance, quality of life, self-esteem, empathy, and anxiety symptom scales. A new evaluation was performed 90 days after the intervention.
resultsSixty-two students participated. Ninety days after the intervention, there were significant reductions in the number of students who met the criteria for social anxiety disorder (p = 0.013) or panic disorder (p = 0.001). There were also significant improvements in depressive symptoms (Beck Depression Inventory, p < 0.001) and quality of life (Quality of Life Enjoyment and Satisfaction Questionnaire, p < 0.001).
conclusionUP improved anxiety and depressive symptoms in medical students. The single-session group format could reduce costs and facilitate application. Future placebo-controlled studies are necessary to confirm these findings.
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