Impact of COVID-19 outbreak on the mental health status of undergraduate medical students in a COVID-19 treating medical college: a prospective longitudinal study

Ilango, Saraswathi; Karthik, Sai; Kumar, KavithaA; Madhan Srinivasan, Kumar; Ardhanaari, M; Raghunath, Gunapriya

doi:10.7717/peerj.10164

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Impact of COVID-19 outbreak on the mental health status of undergraduate medical students in a COVID-19 treating medical college: a prospective longitudinal study

Published in PeerJ • Oct 16, 2020

Authors:

Saraswathi Ilango

Sai Karthik

KavithaA Kumar

Abstract

Background The COVID-19 pandemic is found to affect the mental health of the population. Undergraduate medical students are especially prone to mental health disorders and hence could be more vulnerable to the impact of the pandemic. Methods A prospective longitudinal study was conducted on 217 unde...

Subject

Anxiety

Mental health

Stressor

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