title: Mental health of residents during Obstetrics and Gynecology training in Thailand.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate mental health of residents during Obstetrics and Gynecology training and identify the factors that affect mental health problems.
  
  
  METHODS
  During January-April 2004, one hundred and sixty Obstetrics and Gynecology residents (62% of 259) had completed a self-administered questionnaire composed of demographic data, workload, self-report of life stressors, and the Thai Mental Health Questionnaire (TMHQ-70).
  
  
  RESULTS
  The prevalence of mental health problems was 29% (46/160). Somatization and social function were found in the first and second rank (18.1% and 11.9%), respectively. A resident who was younger than 25 years old, was married, cared for more than 20 patients per 8 hours in the labor room, performed more than 10 academic activities per year, or attended more than 5 examinations per year was at risk to develop social function problems.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  About one-third of residents training in Obstetrics and Gynecology have faced mental health problems--somatization, social function, depression and anxiety. The significant risk factors associated with social function problems were younger age, marriage and excessive workload
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, Thailand.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Prasertsiri
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Suntharasaj
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pitanupong
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D005260:Female; D006176:Gynecology / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency; D008297:Male; D008393:Marriage; D008603:Mental Health; D009774:Obstetrics / Q000193:education*; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D013785:Thailand / Q000453:epidemiology; D016526:Workload