Stress, Drugs, and Alcohol Use Among Health Care Professional Students: A Focus on Prescription Stimulants
| Autor: | Bijal M. Shah, Monica K. Bidwal, Melissa J. Serino, Eric J. Ip |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
| Předmět: |
Adult
Male medicine.medical_specialty Prescription Drugs Alcohol Drinking Substance-Related Disorders medicine.medical_treatment Health Personnel Perceived Stress Scale Pharmacy California Young Adult Risk Factors Internal medicine Health care Prevalence Medicine Humans Pharmacology (medical) Medical prescription Young adult Psychiatry Students business.industry medicine.disease Stimulant Major depressive disorder Central Nervous System Stimulants Female business Anxiety disorder Stress Psychological |
| Zdroj: | Journal of pharmacy practice. 28(6) |
| ISSN: | 1531-1937 |
| Popis: | Objective: To contrast the characteristics of pharmacy, medicine, and physician assistant (PA) students regarding the prevalence of drug, alcohol, and tobacco use and to identify risk factors associated with prescription stimulant use. Participants: Five hundred eighty nine students were recruited to complete a 50-item Web-based survey. Main Outcome Measures: Demographics, nonmedical prescription medication use, illicit drug and alcohol use, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (Fourth Edition, Text Revision; DSM-IV-TR) psychiatric diagnoses, and perceived stress scale (PSS) scores. Results: Medicine and PA students reported greater nonmedical prescription stimulant use than pharmacy students (10.4% vs 14.0% vs 6.1%; P < .05). Medicine and PA students were more likely to report a history of an anxiety disorder (12.1% vs 18.6% vs 5.9%; P < .05), major depressive disorder (9.4% vs 8.1% vs 3.3%; P < .05), and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD; 4.0% vs 9.3% vs 0.7%; P < .001) than pharmacy students. PSS scores for all 3 groups (21.9-22.3) were roughly twice as high as the general adult population. Conclusion: Illicit drug and prescription stimulant use, psychiatric disorders, and elevated stress levels are prevalent among health care professional students. Health care professional programs may wish to use this information to better understand their student population which may lead to a reassessment of student resources and awareness/prevention programs. |
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