Abstract

Depression, anxiety and stress and other mental illness have increased significantly in recent years. A United nation report labeled stress as “The 20th Century Disease” . World Health Organization called it as “World Wide Pandemic”. Postgraduate medical training environment has always been regarded as highly stressful to students. The consequences of high level of perceived stress include depression, burn-out, anger/irritability, anxiety, poor sleep, fatigue, and substance abuse Method’s: A hospital based cross-sectional study was conducted among the post graduate medical students of Shri Vasantrao Naik Government Medical College, Yavatmal, Maharashtra, from August, 2020 to October 2020. A self administered questionnaire DASS-42(Depression Anxiety Stress Scale) was used on 98 medical post graduate students to assess the stress level. Results: study reported majority of students had mild depression 27.55% and severely depressed in 21.43%. The mean depression score was 11.97 ± 9.47 Based on score ranges from the DASS manual, for anxiety 11.30 ± 8.42 and for stress mean score was 13.24 ± 8.84. Conclusion: The study findings concluded that a high level of stress present in postgraduate medical students. This study further concluded that various factors affects the level of stress among them. The identified risk factors provide valuable insights for developing targeted interventions and support systems to address the mental health challenges faced by these students.

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