Effects of A Brief Stress Reduction Intervention on Medical Students’ Depression, Anxiety and Stress Level During Stressful Period

Objective:the objective of this study was to evaluate whether students exposed to a brief stress reduction intervention would have lesser stress, anxiety and depression levels compared to their non-exposed classmates during stressful events.method:the ex post facto design was applied in this study. students who were exposed and not exposed to a brief stress reduction intervention were surveyed during a continuous examination and during the final examination. the depression anxiety stress scales (dass) was used to examine effects on anxiety, stress, and depression levels.results:the exposed students statistically had lower anxiety and depression scores than the non-exposed students during the stressful period. reduction of stress, anxiety and depression scores was sustained during the stressful period.conclusions:the significant reduction of anxiety and depression scores suggested that brief intervention was effective in the enhancement of the psychological wellbeing of exposed medical students during stressful period