title: Common mental disorders and associated factors among final-year healthcare students.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  to assess the prevalence of common mental disorder (CMD) and to identify potential associated factors among medical, dental and nursing students.
  
  
  METHODS
  a cross-sectional study conducted in a public university in Northeast Brazil with 172 undergraduate students of the last three semesters of the medicine, dentistry and nursing courses, in February 2010, using the Self Reporting Questionnaire (SRQ-20) and a structured questionnaire developed by the authors. Logistic regression was performed for data analysis.
  
  
  RESULTS
  the prevalence of CMD was 33.7%. The courses presented no differences in CMD prevalence. The logistic regression analysis showed a strong association of the following variables with CMD: female (OR=4.34), lack of good expectations regarding the future (OR=5.83), course as not a source of pleasure (OR=7.52) and feeling emotionally tense (OR=11.23).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  the high prevalence suggests that immediate preventive measures should be implemented, such as the setting up of psycho-pedagogic support services for students, and teacher development programs.
authors: Department of Medicine, Federal University of Sergipe.
authors: Edméa Fontes de Oliva
authors: EF
authors: Costa
authors: University of São Paulo of Ribeirão Preto.
authors: Margleice Marinho Vieira
authors: MM
authors: Rocha
authors: Mental Health Juvenile Service; Pedagogic assistence service, teaching Hospital, UFBA.
authors: Ana Teresa Rodrigues de Abreu
authors: AT
authors: Santos
authors: department of medicine, Federal University of Sergipe.
authors: Enaldo Vieira de
authors: EV
authors: Melo
authors: Federal University of São Paulo.
authors: Luiz Antonio Nogueira
authors: LA
authors: Martins
authors: postgraduate program in health and medicine, Faculty of Medicine of Bahia.
authors: Tarcisio Matos
authors: TM
authors: Andrade
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*; D016017:Odds Ratio; D057181:Pleasure; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D012737:Sex Factors; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000523:psychology; D013335:Students, Dental / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D013337:Students, Medical / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult