Complications associated with surveying medical student depression: the importance of anonymity.

Authors :: Levine RE
Breitkopf CR
Sierles FS
Camp G
Source :: Academic psychiatry : the journal of the American Association of Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training and the Association for Academic Psychiatry [Acad Psychiatry] 2003 Spring; Vol. 27 (1), pp. 12-8.
Publication Year :: 2003
Abstract: Objective: To evaluate students' attitudes and concerns regarding potential repercussions of completing the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI).<br />Methods: A survey based on focus group data was developed and distributed.<br />Results: One hundred and ninety-one of 400 surveys (48%) were returned. Of 160 students who remembered completing the BDI, 31 (19%) admitted to concerns about the research, and nearly 10% admitted to recording dishonest answers.<br />Conclusions: These findings emphasize the importance of conducting anonymous assessments of medical students, particularly when assessing sensitive psychological states.

Subjects :: Adult
Depression diagnosis
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Male
Mass Screening methods
Truth Disclosure
Confidentiality
Depression epidemiology
Depression psychology
Students, Medical psychology
Surveys and Questionnaires

Language :: English
ISSN :: 1042-9670
Volume :: 27
Issue :: 1
Database :: MEDLINE
Journal :: Academic psychiatry : the journal of the American Association of Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training and the Association for Academic Psychiatry
Publication Type :: Academic Journal
Accession number :: 12824115
Full Text :: https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ap.27.1.12

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