Mental health screening using the MINI test in medical students

Authors

  • Franco León-Jiménez Médico docente, Escuela de Medicina, Universidad Católica Santo Toribio de Mogrovejo, Chiclayo, Lambayeque, Perú.
  • LE Jara-Romero LE Médico docente, Escuela de Medicina, Universidad Católica Santo Toribio de Mogrovejo, Chiclayo, Lambayeque, Perú.
  • Domingo Chang-Dávila Médico docente, Escuela de Medicina, Universidad Católica Santo Toribio de Mogrovejo, Chiclayo, Lambayeque, Perú.
  • JL Chichón-Peralta Alumno, XI ciclo, Universidad Católica Santo Toribio de Mogrovejo.
  • MF Piedra-Hidalgo Alumno, IX ciclo, Universidad Católica Santo Toribio de Mogrovejo.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15381/anales.v73i3.862

Keywords:

Mental health, students/medical, psychological tests, multiphasic screening.

Abstract

Introduction: Mental health disorders are prevalent in higher education students and medical students are especially vulnerable. Objectives: To determine mental health problems frequency in students of Medicine. Design: Descriptive, transversal study. Setting: School of Medicine, Universidad Catolica Santo Toribio de Mogrovejo, Chiclayo, Lambayeque, Peru. Participants: Medical students. Interventions: During the 2010-I academic semester, frequency of mental health problems were determined using the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI) test, validated in Spanish, as a screening test for mental health. Main outcome measures: Frequency of mental health problems. Results: From 159 students interviewed, 94 were women (59,1%) and 65 men (40,8%). Average age was 18,7+/- 2,1 years; 35 students (22%) had at least one mental disorder. There were 16 (10,2%) students with history of hypomania episode, 11 with suicide risk (6,9%), 9 with current depressive disorder (5,6%), 8 with agoraphobia (4,8%), 8 with current anxiety disorder (4,8%); 20 (12,6%) and 11 (6,9%) students respectively mentioned that a health care provider had previously diagnosed anxiety and depression. Conclusions: Mental health disorders were frequent in these medical students; past hypomania episode, suicidal risk and current depressive disorder were the most frequently diagnosed mental health disorders.

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Published

2012-09-17

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Vol. 73 No. 3 (2012)

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Copyright (c) 2012 Franco León-Jiménez, LE Jara-Romero LE, Domingo Chang-Dávila, JL Chichón-Peralta, MF Piedra-Hidalgo

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León-Jiménez F, Jara-Romero LE L, Chang-Dávila D, Chichón-Peralta J, Piedra-Hidalgo M. Mental health screening using the MINI test in medical students. An Fac med [Internet]. 2012 Sep. 17 [cited 2024 Jul. 17];73(3):191-5. Available from: https://revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe/index.php/anales/article/view/862