A survey study on the mental health issues affecting adolescents on entering in homoeopathic medical education and its impacts

Abstract

The adolescent period marks the tremulous period of life in regards to mental health. A variety of factors contribute to the onset of mental health issues in this age group and they become vulnerable to social exclusions, discrimination, risk taking behaviors, learning difficulties, physical illness and human rights violations. The physical and mental strain of Medical education makes them further vulnerable. Added to this the uncertainty in starting Homoeopathic education makes them more susceptible to developing mental health issues. In this survey, the mental health disturbances in adolescents on entering homoeopathic medical education and its impacts were studied. The emotional disturbances were first identified using DASS 21 scale and after evaluating its results they were given a second questionnaire to identify the impacts of these disturbances [Depression, Anxiety and Stress].