Table 1 Demographic characteristics of participant
From: Taking care of our future doctors: a service evaluation of a medical student mental health service
| Characteristics | N | % |
|---|---|---|
| Participants (Mean age = 23.26) | 89 | |
| Sex | ||
| Male | 39 | 43.82 |
| Female | 50 | 56.18 |
| Ethnicity | ||
| White | 44 | 49.44 |
| Black | 3 | 3.37 |
| Asian | 25 | 28.09 |
| Mixed | 3 | 3.37 |
| Not specified | 14 | 15.73 |
| Education | ||
| Year 4–6 | 79 | 89.76 |
| Graduate | 6 | 6.74 |
| MBPhD | 3 | 3.41 |
| Psychiatric diagnosis | ||
| Adjustment disorder | 29 | 32.58 |
| Depression | 29 | 32.58 |
| Anxiety disorders | 17 | 19.10 |
| Obsessive-compulsive disorder | 10 | 11.24 |
| Personality disorders | 8 | 8.99 |
| Irritable Bowel Syndrome | 5 | 5.62 |
| Eating disorders | 3 | 3.37 |
| Others (e.g. Bipolar affective disorder, life-management difficulty, schizophrenia) | 9 | 10.11 |
| More than 1 disorder | 21 | 23.60 |
| Source of referral | ||
| GP | 49 | 55.06% |
| Occupational Health Department | 40 | 44.94% |