Adverse childhood experiences and depressive symptoms among Thai medical students: a cross-sectional study
Wanmai Woonkaew, Kreuwan Jongbowonwiwat, Jarurin Pitanupong, Thunphicha Pitanupong, Natthayada Saelim · 2026
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Wanmai Woonkaew and four colleagues survey harmful childhood experiences and low mood among Thai medical students in a 2026 study. The survey ran from April to July 2025 at one faculty and two linked centers in the south. Five hundred forty students answered anonymously online. The median age was twenty-one. Standard Thai questionnaires scored early adversity and depressive symptoms.
About fifty-five percent reported at least one adverse experience. Physical neglect was the most common, then parents splitting, then mental illness at home. About eighteen percent met the symptom cutoff for depression. Moderate childhood adversity more than doubled the odds of symptoms. Current life stress raised odds nearly sixfold. Physical illness also mattered. The authors call early hardship a lasting weak point. Support during training should ask about it, they argue.
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| CREATOR | Wanmai Woonkaew, Kreuwan Jongbowonwiwat, Jarurin Pitanupong, Thunphicha Pitanupong, Natthayada Saelim |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 42704 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |