Prevalence and predictive factors of depression among medical health care workers and medical residents

Mohammed Qasem Alqahtani*

Mental health is one of the 3 essential health columns which is defined according to WHO as "a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease and infirmity". Depression is one of the most common mental health. According to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5), depression is defined as at least two weeks period with either or both depressed mood most of the time or anhedonia with 3 to 4 of the following (change of appetite, feeling of worthlessness, insomnia, diminished of concentration, psychomotor agitation, fatigue, or thought of death or suicide) and should not be attributed to drugs or another medical condition. 

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Published on: Apr 13, 2023 Pages: 17-18

Full Text PDF Full Text HTML DOI: 10.17352/2455-5460.000074
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