What is perhaps even more concerning is  

也許更令人擔憂的是

that less than one in five of those  students seek psychiatric treatment.

這些學生中只有不到五分之一的人尋求精神病治療。

Why are so many medical students  depressed and why do so few seek help?

為什麼有這麼多醫學生感到抑鬱，又為什麼很少有人尋求幫助？

To start, medical school is highly competitive.  Everyone is trying to achieve the best grades,  

首先，醫學院的競爭非常激烈。 每個人都在努力取得最好的成績。

the highest test scores, and the most research  to match into their desired specialty.

最高的考試分數，和最多的研究，以匹配到他們所期望的專業。

This fierce competition between students can often  

學生之間的這種激烈競爭往往可以

lead to feelings of inadequacy and impostor  syndrome when things don’t go as planned.

當事情沒有按計劃進行時，會導致不充分的感覺和冒名頂替者綜合症。

Next, there’s the workload. Succeeding in medical  school requires countless hours of studying  

其次，是工作量。在醫學院獲得成功需要無數個小時的學習

and hard work. As such, self-care and hobbies  can often take a backseat to everything else.

和艱苦的工作。是以，自我照顧和愛好往往會讓位於其他一切。

For some medical students, it can be difficult  

對於一些醫學生來說，這可能是困難的

finding the time to seek help –  even when they know they need it.

找出時間尋求幫助 - 即使他們知道自己需要幫助。

Finally, the culture of medical school often  

最後，醫學院的文化往往

encourages self-sacrifice,  resilience, and deference.

鼓勵自我犧牲、堅韌不拔和敬畏。

As such, many medical students are fearful of the  

是以，許多醫科學生都擔心

stigma associated with depression and  don’t want to be perceived as weak.

與抑鬱症有關的恥辱，不希望被認為是弱者。

If you’re a medical student suffering from  depression, don’t be a statistic. Schedule time  

如果你是一個患有抑鬱症的醫學生，不要成為一個統計數字。安排時間

for yourself, reach out and talk to someone, and  seek help. You don’t have to suffer in silence.

為自己，伸出手來和別人交談，並尋求幫助。你不必在沉默中受苦。