@article{ref1,
title="[Chronic diseases among medical students in Morocco: What are the interactions with psychosocial stress?]",
journal="L'Encephale (1974)",
year="2022",
author="Barrimi, M. and Serraj, K. and Bennesser, H. A. and Bachir, H. and Hamaz, S. and El Oumri, A.",
volume="48",
number="5",
pages="585-589",
abstract="OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the prevalence and factors associated with Chronic psychiatric and somatic illness among medical students in Morocco. METHODS: A multicentric cross-sectional study during a period of four weeks in February 2019 involving 605 students of 1st, 2nd and 3rd cycle of medical studies of the faculties of medicine in Morocco. RESULTS: 41.5% (251) of students confirmed having a chronic disease, among which 80% were under treatment. Psychiatric conditions represented the most frequent chronic illnesses among medical students (28%), followed by dermatological (16%), allergic and respiratory (12.2%), and gastroenterological (11%) conditions. Chronic illnesses among medical students were significantly associated with female gender (P: 0.0000000037), level of education (P: 0.0000), personal history of suicide attempts (P: 0.0000259), and a consumption of psychoactive substances (P: 0.0000029046). CONCLUSION: Chronic illnesses are frequent, underestimated and undertreated among medical students in Morocco. The link with stress has been suggested as the value of establishing a program to train medical students in stress management.<p /><p>Language: fr</p>",
language="fr",
issn="0013-7006",
doi="10.1016/j.encep.2021.04.003",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.encep.2021.04.003"
}