ArticleIndian journal of psychiatry2023
Symptoms of depression and anxiety and stress among postgraduate trainees in Sri Lanka: Risk factors and implications for practice.
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- Mental Health Status Among Healthcare Professionals in a Master of Public Health Program at a Higher Education Institution in Bangladesh: A Cross-Sectional Study.Health services insights · 2026Article
- Impostor phenomenon and self- reported satisfaction among medical and surgical postgraduate trainees in Sri Lanka.BMC medical education · 2024Article
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Abstract
High workload, long working hours, and the need to study and work simultaneously put postgraduate trainee doctors at a high risk of depression, anxiety, and stress. A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted among all postgraduate trainees registered at the Postgraduate Institute of Medicine (PGIM), Sri Lanka, using the 21-item Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS-21). Eleven-point two percent (11.2%) had depressive symptoms, 8.9% had anxiety symptoms, and 1.9% had high levels of stress. Being female, having a past or current mental illness, not being supported by the trainers, being unfairly treated by trainers, dissatisfaction with the work environment, difficulty in coping with long working hours, and poor peer support were significantly associated with symptoms of depression and anxiety, and stress (
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