FREQUENCY OF DEPRESSION AMONG MEDICAL STUDENTS OF QUAID-E-AZAM MEDICAL COLLEGE, BAHAWALPUR

Our objective of study was to assess the frequency of depression among medical students of QAMC, Bahawalpur. The data was collected by a pretested questionnaire. The first part of questionnaire was composed of demographic variables the second part of questionnaire was a depression screening scale-BDI-II, which consists of 21 questions. Chi square test was used as test of significance because the study variables were qualitative in nature. The study showed that male students had high proportion of depression than female students. Depression was found more in 24-26 years of age while students of 3rd year class were more depressed. Any other class.Our findings suggest that health authorities, medical universities and colleges should offer early detection programmes. In this way students at risk must be identified and councelled properly and also be treated if considered necessarily before starting the busy, hectic and ever demanding carrier of medical profession to reduce incidence of depression among medical students so that they can cope with stress of their profession