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International Review of Psychiatry Volume 31, 2019 - Issue 7-8: Mental Health and Wellbeing of Doctors and Medical Students
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Wellbeing and burnout in medical students in India; a large scale survey

Sarah Marie FarrellNuffield Department of Surgical Sciences, John Radcliffe Hospital, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK; Correspondence[email protected]
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Anindya KarDepartment of Psychiatry, Advanced Neuropsychiatry Institute, Kolkata, India;
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Koravangattu ValsrajDepartment of Psychiatry, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Kochi, India;
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Shuvankar MukherjeeDepartment of Community Medicine, Calcutta National Medical College, Kolkata, India;
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Beena KunheriDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi, India;
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Andrew MolodynskiDepartment of Psychiatry, Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, UK; ;Department of Psychiatry, Oxford University, Oxford, UK;
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Sanju GeorgeRajagiri School of Behavioural Sciences and Research, Rajagiri College of Social Sciences (Autonomous), Kochi, India
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Pages 555-562 | Received 01 Sep 2019, Accepted 15 Sep 2019, Published online: 27 Nov 2019
 
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Abstract

Medical students in India completed an anonymous online questionnaire regarding mental health and wellbeing, including Oldenburg burnout ratings, CAGE questionnaires, and general health questionnaire (GHQ12). Out of 597 student responses, over 80% were characterised as experiencing burnout. This study highlights the need to further examine this issue, including possible causes and solutions.

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the authors.

Acknowledgements

We would like to thank Professor Dipendra Narayan Goswami (Department of Community Medicine, Calcutta National Medical College), Dr Prem Nair (Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research), Professor Vishal Marwaha (Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research), and Professor Vasudevan (Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research) for their invaluable suggestions.

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