Abstract

Background: Medical school is recognized as a stressful environment that often exerts a negative effect on the academic performance, physical health, and psychological well‑being of the student.
Objective: To assess the exposure to different stressors and the prevalence of depression and suicide among medical students comparing with medical sciences students at Taif University, Taif City‑KSA. The study was conducted at the Taif University, medical students and medical sciences. Participants all registered students in Year 4, were enrolled in the study (n = 181). th
Materials and Methods: Stress, depression, and suicide act were examined among 81 4 year medical students and th 100 4 year medical sciences students in 2015‑at the University of Taif. Students were asked to complete a new stress inventory, developed by the researcher himself.
Results: The prevalence of depression among medical and medical sciences students was 34%, where 41% among medical students and 28% among medical sciences students. 19% of the whole sample was thought of suicide act, where 23% medical students and 17% medical sciences students. Conclusion: Medical students were have higher depression rates and therefore higher suicide act comparing with medical sciences students.