Ali Akbar Sial, Aisha Jabeen, Talha Bin Fayyaz, Qurratulain Leghari, Rabia Bushra, Nusrat Bano
Objective: This study is designed to assess the prevalence of depression and psychogenic disorders in students in private sector medical universities in Karachi, Pakistan.
Background: Residents in Karachi are constantly exposed to conditions of insecurity, dense population, poor traffic conditions and socioeconomic distress. The features of depressed mood, feeling of guilt, suicidal tendency, agitation, hypochondriasis, weight loss, depersonalization and derealization has been evaluated and assessed.
Results: The most prevalent psychogenic conditions were depressed mood (80%) and guilt (67%) assessed with varying degrees of severity. The least prevalent symptom is suicidal tendency (10%) followed by depersonalization and derealization (23.3%).
Conclusion: Disoriented pychological status presented at young age is a difficult and complicated situation and requires measures for the provision of appropriate consultancy and treatment, to help the students to cope with the condition and underlying circumstances.
