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Prevalence and correlates of common mental disorders among dental students in Brazil

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  • Karen Mendes Graner
  • Antonio Bento Alves de Moraes
  • Albina Rodrigues Torres
  • Maria Cristina Pereira Lima
  • Gustavo Sattolo Rolim
  • Ana Teresa de Abreu Ramos-Cerqueira

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This study aimed to estimate prevalence of common mental disorders (CMD) and associated factors among dental students. In this cross-sectional study, 230 students answered a questionnaire and instruments to assess CMD (Self Reporting Questionnaire-20), hazardous alcohol consumption (Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test), social support (Social Support Scale), perceptions of academic life (Dundee Ready Education Environment Measure), coping (Ways of Coping Inventory) and resilience (Resilience Scale). Bivariate analysis was conducted using the Chi-Square and Mann-Whitney tests. Logistic regression included all explanatory variableswith p

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  • Karen Mendes Graner & Antonio Bento Alves de Moraes & Albina Rodrigues Torres & Maria Cristina Pereira Lima & Gustavo Sattolo Rolim & Ana Teresa de Abreu Ramos-Cerqueira, 2018. "Prevalence and correlates of common mental disorders among dental students in Brazil," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 13(9), pages 1-16, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0204558
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0204558
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