We Expected Medical Students to Have Worse Mental Health. The Data Told a Different Story
A study of 602 Pakistani students found higher depression and anxiety scores in non-medical students, challenging a familiar assumption.
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The Medical Student Mental Health Assumption May Be Too Simple
A Pakistani student study challenges the idea that medical students automatically have worse mental health than peers in other disciplines.
Why Universities Should Stop Treating Student Mental Health as a Medical-Student Problem
New evidence challenges the assumption that medical students carry the greatest mental-health burden and supports a campus-wide approach to prevention.
Our New BMC Psychology Study Challenges a Common Assumption About Medical Students
Our BMC Psychology study found higher depression and anxiety scores among non-medical students, challenging assumptions about student mental health.
Medical vs Non-Medical Students: Who Reports More Depression and Anxiety?
A Pakistani university study found higher reported depression and anxiety symptoms in non-medical students, challenging a common assumption about student mental health.
What 602 Pakistani University Students Taught Us About Depression, Anxiety and Stress
A study of 602 Lahore undergraduates found higher depression and anxiety scores in non-medical students, while gender, sleep and history also mattered.
Student Mental Health in Pakistan: Why Academic Discipline May Matter Less Than We Think
A Pakistani study suggests student mental health cannot be explained by academic discipline alone, highlighting sleep, gender and prior depression care.
Beyond Medical Students: Rethinking Mental Health Support Across Universities
New evidence from Pakistani students suggests campus mental health strategies should look beyond degree labels and support students across disciplines.
PHQ-9 and DASS-21 in University Students: What Our Pakistani Study Found
Our Pakistani study of 602 university students examined PHQ-9 and DASS-21 scores, reliability, symptom patterns, and differences by discipline.
PHQ-9 vs DASS-21: How Well Do They Measure Student Mental Health?
PHQ-9 and DASS-21 both performed well in our Pakistani student study, but they measure different aspects of mental health and are not interchangeable.