Namra Iftikhar, Muhammad Awais, Saliha Ayoub.
Objectives: To see the prevalence of stress, different reasons and coping strategies in medical students. Material and Methods: This cross-sectional study included 165 medical students from different medical colleges of Pakistan. A pre-designed questionnaire was served to the students. Questions about different reasons for stress and the way of handling stress were included. Data were analyzed with SPPS V.23. Results: 105 (80. 77%) out of 130 medical students including 50 (38.46%) male and 55 (42.30%) female students responded that they face different types of stress during their studies. Conclusion: Most of the medical students suffer from stress and depression throughout their academics. So there is a need to educate the medical students about handling different stress. Key Words: Stress, depression, medical students, medical education.