Aim of the Work: The aim of this study is the assessment of psychiatric morbidity among final year medical students as well as their attitude towards substance abuse and their sensation seeking trait. Subjects and Methods:Two- Hundred students were randomly chosen during attendance of their psychiatry round. They were subjected to the standardized measure of present state examination, sensation seeking scale and attitude towards substance abuse questionnaireResults: The majority of students had anxiety and depressive symptoms not mounting to a diagnosis. A substantial proportion of medical students had an ongoing psychiatric condition. 27% of students in the sample smoked while 5% used substances. Students who were diagnosed as having bipolar I disorder had significantly high scores on sensation seeking scale as well as on attitude towards substance abuse questionnaire