Mental health treatment needs for medical students: a national longitudinal study

European Psychiatry

Volumn 23, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 505-511

  Midtgaard, Mirim ^a   Ekeberg, Øivind ^a,b   Vaglum, Per ^a   Tyssen, Reidar ^a  

^a Faculty of Dentistry   (Norway)

^b ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Cohort studies; Life change events; Medical students; Mental disorder; Personality; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; LIFESPAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL STRESS;

ADULT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MENTAL DISORDERS; NORWAY; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 53249087831     PISSN: 09249338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpsy.2008.04.006     Document Type: Article

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