What are negative effects of stress on Medical Students?

Studies have shown that the prevalence of stress among medical students is high and in facts, it is higher than normal population prevalence. Eventhough optimal stress can enhance medical students' performance and abilities but over stress can cause a lot of mental and physical health problems. Studies have revealed that over stress can reduce medical students' self-esteem and self-confident, impinge decision making, difficulties in handling conflicts, cynicism, increase anxiety and depression, reduce attention and concentration, having sleeping problems, increase alcohol and drugs consumptions (substances abuse) and to a certain extend they commit suicide. All of these negative effects inhibit medical students' achievement and personal attributes development. As a result, medical students feeling inadequate and unsatisfied with their career as a medical pratitioner in the future. Therefore, early detection and diagnosis of stress in medical students can help in preventing future possible illnesses related to stress.