Title

Prevalence of psychological distress among undergraduate medical students: A cross-sectional questionnaire-based study

Authors

Gaurav M. Rangari¹, Boda Srikanth Nayak¹,*, Roza Bhaisare², R. Yukesh¹, Vijay Kowshik Lanka¹, Nandanavam Sarath³, Mohammad Abrar⁴ & Chagalamari Akhila¹

Affiliation

¹Department of Pharmacology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Mangalagiri andhra Pradesh, India; ²Department of Community Medicine, Krishna Nagar Institute of Medical Sciences, West Bengal, India; ³Department of Pharmacology, Dr. Patnam Mahender Reddy Institute of Medical Sciences, Chevella, Telangana, India; ⁴Department of Pharmacology, Apollo Medical College, Chittor andhra Pradesh, India; *Corresponding author

Email

Gaurav M. Rangari - E-mail: gaurav83@aiimsmangalagiri.edu.in; Phone: 99593961148

Boda Srikanth Nayak - E-mail: bodasrikanthnaik@gmail.com; Phone: 9948010950

Roza Bhaisare - E-mail: drrozabhaisare@gmail.com; Phone: 8976884866

R. Yukesh - E-mail: yukeshrj@gmail.com; Phone: 9080897928

Vjay Kowshik - E-mail: vijaykowshiklanka@gmail.com; Phone: 7093979769

Nandanavanam Sarath - E-mail: gnanipower@gmail.com; Phone: 8519846027

Mohammad Abrar - E-mail: abrar_m@aimsrchittoor.edu.in; Phone: 8985567440

Chagalamari Akhila - E-mail: akhilachagalamari03@gmail.com; Phone: 789190330

Article Type

Research Article

Date

Received July 1, 2026; Revised July 31, 2026; Accepted July 31, 2026, Published July 31, 2026

Abstract

Psychological distress is common among medical students due to academic, emotional and social pressures. In a study of 124 undergraduates, 28.2% had high distress, with social dysfunction and poor emotional well-being as main contributors. Gender and residential status did not significantly affect overall distress, though males had slightly higher depression scores. Most psychological domains were strongly correlated, especially emotional well-being and total distress. Thus, data shows that regular mental health screening and institutional support are essential to promote student well-being.

Keywords

Psychological distress, medical students, mental health

Citation

Rangari et al. Bioinformation 22(7): 4325-4330 (2026)

Edited by

P Kangueane

ISSN

0973-2063

Publisher

Biomedical Informatics

License

This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.