Factors influencing treatment for depression among medical students: A nationwide sample in South Korea

Medical Education

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 133-139

  Roh, Myoung Sun ^a,b   Jeon, Hong Jin ^c   Kim, Hana ^b   Cho, Hwa Jin ^b   Han, Sung Koo ^a,b   Hahm, Bong Jin ^a,b  

^a Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^c Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Adult; Attitude of health personnel; Cross sectional studies; Depressive disorder ; Female; Humans; Korea; Male; Multicentre study publication type ; Patient acceptance of health care; Psychology; Questionnaires; Students, medical ; Therapy psychology

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; KOREA; MALE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58649116713     PISSN: 03080110     EISSN: 13652923     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2923.2008.03255.x     Document Type: Article

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