Stress, Anxiety & Depression among the post graduate medical students in Central India: A Cross-sectional Study

Abstract

Background: Depression, anxiety and stress and other mental illness have increased 
significantly in recent years. A United nation report labeled stress as “The 20th Century 
Disease” . World Health Organization called it as “World Wide Pandemic”. Postgraduate 
medical training environment has always been regarded as highly stressful to students. The 
consequences of high level of perceived stress include depression, burn-out, anger/irritability, 
anxiety, poor sleep, fatigue, and substance abuse