Study of the Rate of Depression in the Pharmacy Students in the First Two Years of Study and the Factors Affecting It
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Background: Depression is one of the most important causes of pathogenesis and disabilityin individuals. Through the timely diagnosis of this disorder, it can be prevented fromprogressing, and finally, ensure the mental health of students and the community. The issues,such as non-familiarity with the university environment or culture of the area, being nonindigenousand away from family, lack of interest in the field of study, and incompatibility withother people, can result in mental illnesses, such as depression and a decline in the students’academic performance. This study was performed to measure the rate of depression in thepharmacy students in the first two years of study and its influencing factors.Methods: This longitudinal-descriptive study was done to measure the rate of depression in pharmacystudents of the Ahvaz Jondishapur University of Medical Sciences from 2015 to 2017. To the end,the students first were evaluated using the Beck questionnaire, and then they answered the samequestionnaire in 2017. The obtained data were evaluated using SPSS 21 .ر software and the t-test.Results: In this study, 37 students were studied for two years. In the first year, the averagescore of depression was 6.21±7.02 and in the third year, it was 8.83±11.49. Despite anincrease in the depression score, it was not in the depression range. Also, the results of thet-test showed that the students in the third year showed no significant difference comparedwith the first year of the university in terms of depression score (P=0.242).Conclusion: Because of the high prevalence of depression in non-native students, theofficials of this university have to pay more attention to the non-native students andadapt the dormitories environment appropriately for them. They also can provide culturalprograms to change the students’ morale. In addition to these activities, holding workshopson psychology, proper training, and motivating students to pass lessons difficult to learn byuniversity counselors can be effective in reducing the prevalence of depression.
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55(5):553-62. [DOI:10.1002/(sici)1097-4679(199905)55:5<553::aidjclp3>3.0.co;2-d] [PMID]
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[5] Lotfabadi H. [Developmental psychology (2) adolescense, youth and adulthood (Persian)]. Tehran: SAMT Pub; 2016.
[6] Gelder MG, Gedess J, Mayou R. Psychiatry [M. Arjmand, M. Sadeghi, Persian trans]. Tehran: Arjmand; 2006. http://opac.nlai.ir/opac-prod/bibliographic/771943
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[DOI:10.1037/0002-9432.77.4.534]
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al. Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy to prevent relapse in recurrent depression. J Consult Clin Psychol. 2008; 76(6):966-78.
[DOI:10.1037/a0013786] [PMID]
[9] Mohammadzadeh J. [Investigation of prevalence rate of depression symptoms among Ilam University students (Persian)]. J Ilam Univ Med Sci. 2011; 19(2):71-6. http://sjimu.medilam.ac.ir/article-1-433-en.html
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[13] Hashemi Mohammadabad SN, Hosseini Z, Shahami MA. [Epidemiological study of depression in students of Islamic Azad University of Yasouj (Persian)]. J Med Cultiv. 2004; 13(2):99-102. https://www.sid.ir/fa/journal/ViewPaper.aspx?id=45192
[14] Ershadi Kia B, Shajari A, Tayebi F, Yaghubi Far MA. [Identifying the prevalence and contributing factors of depression in students of health and health-related schools of Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences in academic year 2009-2010 (Persian)]. Beyhagh. 2011; 16(1):33-43. http://beyhagh.medsab.ac.ir/article_672_en.html
[15] Sharifi Kh, Sooki Z, Khadem Z, Hosseinian M, Tagharrobi Z. [Prevalence of depression and its contributing factors among Kashan Medical University Students (Persian)]. Feyz. 2001; 4(4):54-8. http://feyz.kaums.ac.ir/article-1-415-en.html
[16] Ildarabady E, Firouzkouhi MR, Mazloom SR, Navidian A. [Prevalence of depression among students of Zabol Medical School, 2002 (Persian)]. J Shahrekord Univ Med Sci. 2004; 6(2):15-21. http://journal. skums.ac.ir/article-1-168-en.html
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Taati B, Islami K, Islami A, Jaafari SF, Niruie M. Study of the Rate of Depression in the Pharmacy Students in the First Two Years of Study and the Factors Affecting It. JPPM. 2018;4(3/4):43-47.
