The prevalence, causes, and consequences of experiencing a life crisis during medical school

Teaching and Learning in Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 85-92

  Greenburg, David L ^a   Durning, Steven J ^a   Cruess, David L ^b   Cohen, Daniel M ^b   Jackson, Jeffrey L ^a  

^a Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences and the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center   (United States)

^b UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BURNOUT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; MENTAL STRESS; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PREVALENCE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF EVALUATION; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; EPIDEMIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; PREVALENCE; PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHOOLS, MEDICAL; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT; SELF-ASSESSMENT;

EID: 77954252769     PISSN: 10401334     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10401331003656371     Document Type: Article

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