Psychiatria Danubina, Vol. 30 No. 3, 2018.
Izvorni znanstveni članak
https://doi.org/10.24869/psyd.2018.305
DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS, TEMPERAMENT/CHARACTER, AND ATTENTION DEFICIT/HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER TRAITS IN MEDICAL STUDENTS SEEKING COUNSELIN
Chiara Rapinesi
; NESMOS (Neurosciences, Mental Health, and Sensory Organs) Department, Sapienza University, School of Medicine and Psychology, Sant’Andrea Hospital, Rome, Italy
Georgios D. Kotzalidis
; NESMOS (Neurosciences, Mental Health, and Sensory Organs) Department, Sapienza University, School of Medicine and Psychology, Sant’Andrea Hospital, Rome, Italy
Antonio Del Casale
; NESMOS (Neurosciences, Mental Health, and Sensory Organs) Department, Sapienza University, School of Medicine and Psychology, Sant’Andrea Hospital, Rome, Italy; Department of Psychiatric Rehabilitation, P. Alberto Mileno Onlus Foundation, San Francesco In
Mariangela Ferrone
; NESMOS (Neurosciences, Mental Health, and Sensory Organs) Department, Sapienza University, School of Medicine and Psychology, Sant’Andrea Hospital, Rome, Italy
Alessandro Vento
; Faculty of Psychology, “Guglielmo Marconi” University, Rome; Mental Health Department ASL RM 2 and Addictions’ Observatory (ODDPSS), Rome, Italy
Gemma Callovini
; NESMOS (Neurosciences, Mental Health, and Sensory Organs) Department, Sapienza University, School of Medicine and Psychology, Sant’Andrea Hospital, Rome, Italy; Department of Psychiatric Rehabilitation, P. Alberto Mileno Onlus Foundation, San Francesco In
Martina Curto
; NESMOS (Neurosciences, Mental Health, and Sensory Organs) Department, Sapienza University, School of Medicine and Psychology, Sant’Andrea Hospital, Rome, Italy; Department of Psychiatric Rehabilitation, P. Alberto Mileno Onlus Foundation, San Francesco In
Stefano Ferracuti
; NESMOS (Neurosciences, Mental Health, and Sensory Organs) Department, Sapienza University, School of Medicine and Psychology, Sant’Andrea Hospital, Rome, Italy; Department of Psychiatric Rehabilitation, P. Alberto Mileno Onlus Foundation, San Francesco In
Gabriele Sani
; NESMOS (Neurosciences, Mental Health, and Sensory Organs) Department, Sapienza University, School of Medicine and Psychology, Sant’Andrea Hospital, Rome, Italy; Department of Psychiatric Rehabilitation, P. Alberto Mileno Onlus Foundation, San Francesco In
Maurizio Pompili
; NESMOS (Neurosciences, Mental Health, and Sensory Organs) Department, Sapienza University, School of Medicine and Psychology, Sant’Andrea Hospital, Rome, Italy; Department of Psychiatric Rehabilitation, P. Alberto Mileno Onlus Foundation, San Francesco In
Giuseppe Familiari
; Department of Anatomical, Histological, Forensic and Locomotor Apparatus Sciences; Sapienza University, School of Medicine and Psychology, Sant’Andrea Hospital, Rome, Italy
Paolo Girardi
; NESMOS (Neurosciences, Mental Health, and Sensory Organs) Department, Sapienza University, School of Medicine and Psychology, Sant’Andrea Hospital, Rome, Italy; Department of Psychiatric Rehabilitation, P. Alberto Mileno Onlus Foundation, San Francesco In
Gloria Angeletti
; NESMOS (Neurosciences, Mental Health, and Sensory Organs) Department, Sapienza University, School of Medicine and Psychology, Sant’Andrea Hospital, Rome, Italy; Department of Psychiatric Rehabilitation, P. Alberto Mileno Onlus Foundation, San Francesco In
Sažetak
Background: To investigate depressive symptoms, temperament, and attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder traits in medical students, comparing those who sought psychological counseling with those who did not seek it.
Subjects and methods: We assessed 49 students seeking counseling (mean age=24.4 years, SD=4.07) and 49 noncounseling controls (mean age=21.7 years, SD=2.6). Participants were assessed for depressive symptoms with the Beck Depression Inventory- II, for temperament/character dimensions using the Temperament and Character Inventory-Revised, and for attention deficit/hyperactivity
symptoms using the Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale.
Results: Counseling-seeking students were more likely to have attention deficit/hyperactivity symptoms, scored higher on the Beck Depression Inventory-II and on the Temperament and Character Inventory-Revised Harm avoidance, and lower on the Temperament and Character Inventory-Revised Self-Directedness, compared to controls.
Conclusions: Medical students applying for counseling should be carefully assessed for depressive symptoms, attention deficit/hyperactivity symptoms, and temperament characteristics; depressive and attention deficit/hyperactivity symptoms could be the focus of counseling interventions.
Ključne riječi
medical students; counseling; mental health; attention deficit/hyperactivity; temperament; character; depression
Hrčak ID:
206431
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Datum izdavanja:
1.10.2018.
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