Academic stress affects on the appearance of anxiaty and anxiaty-fobic dis-orders in first year medical students

Abstract

Applicants who entering medical schools are characterized by a high level of stress and anxiety and in the initial years of study they meet the high level of academic stress, which negatively affects their health. In this regard, the study aimed to verify the prevalence of anxiety and anxiety-phobic disorders among first-year medical students to develop recommendations for prevention. A sample of 166 Russian-speaking first-year students aged 17 to 22 (18.0±0.9) years were examined at the 3-4 months of study using the structured interview, clinical psychopathological and psychometric methods. met. More than a third part of the students of both groups used alcohol, took medications, and communi-cated in a social network for a long time to reduce stress, which creates the risk of addictive behavior. Thus, due to the high level of educational stress accompanied by affective and psychosomatic symptoms, trainings for "Time Management" and "Stress Management" are necessary for first-year medical students (at the beginning of course of study). Comparative characteristics of the level of stress associated with the organization of the educational process (the Mann-Whitney test)