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Depression, Anxiety, and Behavioural Changes during the COVID-19 Pandemic among Medical and Nursing Students

Siti Roshaidai Mohd Arifin^1,*, Siti Mardhiah Saiful Azmi², Khadijah Hasanah Abang Abdullah³, Nurul Ain Hidayah Abas⁴, Rohayah Husain⁵, Edre M. Aidid⁶, Karimah Hanim Abd Aziz⁶, Ramli Musa⁷, Fathima Begum Syed Mohideen³, Asma Perveen⁴, Khairi Che Mat⁵, Izazol Idris⁸

1 Department of Special Care Nursing, Kulliyyah of Nursing, International Islamic University Malaysia, Indera Mahkota Campus, Kuantan, 25200, Malaysia
2 Thomson Hospital Kota Damansara, Petaling Jaya, 47810, Malaysia
3 Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia, Bandar Baru Nilai, 71800, Malaysia
4 Department of Psychology and Counselling, Faculty of Human Development, Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, Tanjong Malim, 35900, Malaysia
5 Psychological Medicine Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, Kuala Terengganu, 21300, Malaysia
6 Department of Community Medicine, Kulliyyah of Medicine, International Islamic University Malaysia, Indera Mahkota Campus, Kuantan, 25200, Malaysia
7 Department of Psychiatry, Kulliyyah of Medicine, International Islamic University Malaysia, Indera Mahkota Campus, Kuantan, 25200, Malaysia
8 Department of Educational Studies, Faculty of Human Development, Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, Tanjong Malim, 35900, Malaysia

* Corresponding Author: Siti Roshaidai Mohd Arifin. Email: