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% |