Common mental disorders in nursing students of the professionalizing cycle.

Authors :: Oliveira EB
Zeitoune RCG
Gallasch CH
Pérez Júnior EF
Silva AVD
Souza TC
Source :: Revista brasileira de enfermagem [Rev Bras Enferm] 2020 Feb 10; Vol. 73 (1), pp. e20180154. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Feb 10 (Print Publication: 2020).
Publication Year :: 2020
Abstract: Objectives: to verify the suspicion of common mental disorders in nursing students of the professionalizing cycle and the association with sociodemographic features.<br />Method: cross-sectional study with a sample of 85 students from a public university in the state of Rio de Janeiro (RJ) who responded to the Self-Report Questionnaire-20 and sociodemographic questions.<br />Results: the suspicion prevalence of common mental disorders (CMD) in the sample was 55.3% and it was identified the association with the consumption of alcohol. Of the most frequent SRQ-20 complaints, 95.3% reported "feeling nervous, tense or worried", 72.9% "having difficulty making decisions", 60% "sleeping poorly" and 37.6% "having lost interest by things ".<br />Conclusion: high prevalence of CMD in the sample and the association with the consumption of alcohol requires preventive and therapeutic actions among the students that minimize the possibility of severe mental disorders related to the consumption of alcohol and other drugs.