Medical students’ mental health in the COVID-19 pandemic

Abstract

It was found that 60 % of students had mental health disturbances during the COVID-19 pandemic. Symptoms of depression were detected in 15% of medical students, psychosomatic symptoms in 34%, anxiety and insomnia in 47%, and social dysfunction in 65 % of respondents. The main psycho-emotional disorder in most students was social dysfunction, which was associated with limited social activity during quarantine. It was found that foreign students who study remotely far away from home have a higher incidence of depression than Ukrainian students. The frequency of anxiety and insomnia was higher among Ukrainians than among foreign students.