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Summary: Prevalence Of Suicidal Ideation

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Although my personal experiences come from a unique program at the University of Missouri-Kansas City (a 6 year BA/MD program), research has made it clear that a unique program does not imply unique experiences. Per the study “Prevalence of Depression, Depressive Symptoms, and Suicidal Ideation Among Medical Students”, authored by L.S. Rotenstein, M.A. Ramos, M. Torre, J. B. Segal, M.J. Peluso, C. Guile, S. Sen, and D.A. Mata, published in 2016 in JAMA, it’s estimated that an average of 27.2%, or more than one in four, medical students have depression (Rotenstein, Ramos, Torre, Segal, Peluso, Guille, Sen, & Mata, 2016). The same study also states that the “…prevalence of suicidal ideation was 11.1%...”, which mean that more than one out of

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