Mental Health of Medical Students: A Bibliometric Analysis with Scopus Indexation
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.12928/admj.v6i1.13050Keywords:
Anxiety, Burnout, Depression, Mental health, Medical studentsAbstract
Medical students are particularly susceptible to mental health challenges
arising from academic pressure, clinical demands, and social expectations,
which contribute to high rates of anxiety, depression, and burnout that
jeopardize both well-being and professional performance; consequently, this
study aimed to map the global research landscape on medical student mental
health by conducting a bibliometric analysis of Scopus-indexed publications
from 2013 to 2023 using a systematic search with keywords such as “medical
student,” “mental health,” “depression,” “anxiety,” and “burnout,” followed by
the extraction of metadata including titles, abstracts, authors, keywords,
journals, and institutions, and subsequent analysis with VOS viewer software
to visualize publication trends, collaboration networks, and research hotspots;
the analysis of 7,126 publications revealed that “depression,” “anxiety,” and
“burnout” were the most frequent keywords, identified key global
collaborators, and indicated a surge in research activity during the COVID-19
pandemic, ultimately underscoring the increasing attention to mental health
issues among medical students and highlighting the need for targeted
interventions such as curriculum reform, enhanced mental health support
programs, and resilience training to inform future research and guide policy
level strategies.
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