Help-seeking for mental health problems among young physicians: Is it the most ill that seeks help? A longitudinal and nationwide study

Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology

Volumn 39, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 989-993

  Tyssen, Reidar ^a   Røvik, Jan Ole ^a   Vaglum, Per ^a   Grønvold, Nina T ^a   Ekeberg, Øivind ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Internship and residency; Longitudinal studies; Medical students; Mental disorders; Mental health services; Norway; Personality; Physicians

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; NORWAY; OBSERVATION; PERSONALITY; PHYSICIAN; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF REPORT;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, GRADUATE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; NORWAY; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PHYSICIAN IMPAIRMENT; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RISK FACTORS; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 10844255774     PISSN: 09337954     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00127-004-0831-8     Document Type: Article

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