TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2022//
TI  - [Chronic diseases among medical students in Morocco: What are the interactions with psychosocial stress?]
JO  - L'Encephale (1974)
A1  - Barrimi, M.
A1  - Serraj, K.
A1  - Bennesser, H. A.
A1  - Bachir, H.
A1  - Hamaz, S.
A1  - El Oumri, A.
SP  - 585
EP  - 589
VL  - 48
IS  - 5
N2  - 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>
LA  - fr
SN  - 0013-7006
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.encep.2021.04.003
ID  - ref1
ER  -