Mental Health Issue and Dissociative Symptoms among Undergraduate Medical Students: Across the Gender

By : Pradeep Kumar, Sushma Rathee

Page No: 67-74

Abstract:
Mental health problems are common among students in higher education in all over the world. Dissociation is known as an “experience of disconnection or lack of continuity” between thoughts, memories, surroundings, actions and identity Aim of the present study was to assess the gender differences on mental health issue and dissociative symptoms among undergraduate medical students. One Hundred undergraduate medical students selected purposively from the university campus of PD BD Sharma University of Health Sciences, Rohtak, Haryana and applied General Health Questionnaire 12 and Dissociative Experience Scale-II. Female undergraduate students were found worse psychological well -being compare to the male students, while dissociative experiences were found significant high among male in the area of amnesia and depersonalization.

Authors :
Pradeep Kumar
Consultant, Psychiatric Social Work – State Institute of Mental Health, PT., B. D. Sharma University of Health Sciences, Rohtak, Haryana

Sushma Rathee
Assistant Clinical Psychologist – PGIMER Chandigarh
 

DOI: https://doi.org/10.32381/JPR.2021.16.01.7