Mental Health of Psychology Professionals and Students in Brazil: A Comparative Analysis
Abstract: University students and health professionals have a higher prevalence of psychological distress compared to the general population. This study aims to investigate the prevalence of symptoms of anxiety, depression, stress, and quality of life in Brazilian psychology professionals and studen...
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| author | Armando Macena de Lima Junior Gabriel Henrique Bomfim de França Gabriela Oltramari Andre Luiz Monezi Andrade Fernanda Machado Lopes |
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| description | Abstract: University students and health professionals have a higher prevalence of psychological distress compared to the general population. This study aims to investigate the prevalence of symptoms of anxiety, depression, stress, and quality of life in Brazilian psychology professionals and students and to verify whether there are differences in the intensity of symptoms between the two samples. A total of 2,324 individuals answered a sociodemographic questionnaire, the WHOQOL-Bref quality of life assessment instrument, and the Depression, Anxiety & Stress Scale. The results revealed a high prevalence of symptoms of depression (50%) and anxiety (45.8%) among psychology students, values more than two times higher than those observed in professionals, of whom 20% reported symptoms of depression and 12.7% of anxiety. Both groups reported a satisfactory level (above 80 points) of overall quality of life. The study concludes that targeted self-care interventions are essential for these groups that take care of the mental health of the population. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-5feabcb9b3c9408981906db37733ac8f2025-01-21T07:41:32ZengUniversidade de São PauloPaidéia (Ribeirão Preto)1982-43272025-01-013410.1590/1982-4327e3433Mental Health of Psychology Professionals and Students in Brazil: A Comparative AnalysisArmando Macena de Lima Juniorhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5016-9443Gabriel Henrique Bomfim de Françahttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1848-8537Gabriela Oltramarihttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3752-2606Andre Luiz Monezi Andradehttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-0111-8935Fernanda Machado Lopeshttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4853-7670Abstract: University students and health professionals have a higher prevalence of psychological distress compared to the general population. This study aims to investigate the prevalence of symptoms of anxiety, depression, stress, and quality of life in Brazilian psychology professionals and students and to verify whether there are differences in the intensity of symptoms between the two samples. A total of 2,324 individuals answered a sociodemographic questionnaire, the WHOQOL-Bref quality of life assessment instrument, and the Depression, Anxiety & Stress Scale. The results revealed a high prevalence of symptoms of depression (50%) and anxiety (45.8%) among psychology students, values more than two times higher than those observed in professionals, of whom 20% reported symptoms of depression and 12.7% of anxiety. Both groups reported a satisfactory level (above 80 points) of overall quality of life. The study concludes that targeted self-care interventions are essential for these groups that take care of the mental health of the population.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-863X2024000100209&lng=en&tlng=enanxietydepressionquality of lifepsychologistscollege students |
| spellingShingle | Armando Macena de Lima Junior Gabriel Henrique Bomfim de França Gabriela Oltramari Andre Luiz Monezi Andrade Fernanda Machado Lopes Mental Health of Psychology Professionals and Students in Brazil: A Comparative Analysis Paidéia (Ribeirão Preto) anxiety depression quality of life psychologists college students |
| title | Mental Health of Psychology Professionals and Students in Brazil: A Comparative Analysis |
| title_full | Mental Health of Psychology Professionals and Students in Brazil: A Comparative Analysis |
| title_fullStr | Mental Health of Psychology Professionals and Students in Brazil: A Comparative Analysis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Mental Health of Psychology Professionals and Students in Brazil: A Comparative Analysis |
| title_short | Mental Health of Psychology Professionals and Students in Brazil: A Comparative Analysis |
| title_sort | mental health of psychology professionals and students in brazil a comparative analysis |
| topic | anxiety depression quality of life psychologists college students |
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