Análise da saúde mental do estudante de odontologia da Universidade Federal do Ceará - Campus de Sobral

Abstract

Dentistry students experience problems such as stress and concern about academic performance, which can lead to mental health degradation. This study aimed to analyze the mental health of the Dentistry student at the Federal University of Ceará - Campus Sobral. 186 students from the Dentistry Course of the Federal University of Ceará - Campus Sobral answered three questionnaires: sociodemographic; SRQ-20 and the Dental Environment Stress (DES). Data analysis was performed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences software and the Chi-square test and Fisher’s exact test (p <0.05). It was found a prevalence of 64.5% of Common Mental Disorder (CMD) in the students, associated with gender, semester, thoughts of dropping out of the course, failure in some discipline, difficulty making friends, self-perception of general and mental health, seeking professional help to deal with college and use of psychotropic medications. In addition, the most stressful factors related to the dental environment were exams and grades, lack of time for relaxation or leisure, completing requirements for graduation, clinical production or internships, reconciling personal life with college routine, fear of failing a subject and waste the year and lack of time to do the tasks required.