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A Response to “Depression and Anxiety Among Medical Students: A Brief Overview.” – The Issue of Stigmatisation in the Medical Profession [Response to the Letter]

Authors Mirza AA , Baig M , Beyari GM, Halawani MA, Mirza AA

Received 19 May 2021

Accepted for publication 19 May 2021

Published 1 June 2021 Volume 2021:12 Pages 577—578

DOI https://doi.org/10.2147/AMEP.S320927



Ahmad A Mirza,1 Mukhtiar Baig,2 Ghada M Beyari,3 Mohammed Aiman Halawani,3 Abdulrahim A Mirza4

1Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Faculty of Medicine in Rabigh, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; 2Department of Clinical Biochemistry/Medical Education, Faculty of Medicine in Rabigh, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; 3Faculty of Medicine, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia; 4Department of Surgery – Division of Urology, Ministry of National Guard - Health Affairs, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Correspondence: Ahmad A Mirza
Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Faculty of Medicine in Rabigh, King Abdulaziz University, P.O. Box 80200, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia
Email [email protected]

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This is in response to the Letter to the Editor

Dear editor

Thank you for the opportunity to respond to the letter by Anushka Sharma1 comments. It is apparent that we did not discuss the barriers in place that facilitate increases in rates of mental ill-health amongst healthcare professionals in our brief review. However, we pointed out to some factors that potentially increase the risk of depression and anxiety among medical students. We appreciate the author’s point of view that stigmatization of mental illness is a widespread societal issue which affects the medical profession and its workers. In our overview, we took account of the importance of mental illness and its associated risk facotors, and we emphasized how important it is to synthesize a higher level of evidance in this undeniable topic.

Disclosure

The authors report no conflicts of interest in this communication.

Reference

1. Sharma AA. Response to “depression and anxiety among medical students: a brief overview.” – the issue of stigmatisation in the medical profession [letter]. Adv Med Educ Pract. 2021;12.

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