Open AccessUnmediated connection of mental health decline and suicide among medical and nonmedical undergraduates during the pandemic of COVID-19: A cross-sectional comparative study
Author(s) -
Sadaf Konain Ansari,
Shahrukh Khan,
Faiza Jabeen,
Areeba Riaz,
Ali Hamza Cheema
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
pakistan journal of medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1682-024X
pISSN - 1681-715X
DOI - 10.12669/pjms.38.5.5686
Subject(s) - medicine , anxiety , mental health , pandemic , cross sectional study , suicidal ideation , covid-19 , pharmacy , health care , psychiatry , clinical psychology , family medicine , suicide prevention , poison control , disease , medical emergency , pathology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , economics , economic growth
All medicine and healthcare undergraduates were encountered with terminations and delays of professional examinations. These alterations were on topmost of other tasks the COVID-19 pandemic carried out for instance not roaming, covered faces with masks and specifically segregation. This interruption of normal life was a major cause of mental health disaster and it is no surprise that medicine and healthcare undergraduate has had high rates of psychological effects including hopelessness, stress and suicidal thoughts. This study aimed to investigate the unmediated connection of anxiety and stress related mental health decline and suicide among medical and nonmedical undergraduates during the pandemic of covid-19.