Depression, stigma, and suicidal ideation in medical students

JAMA

Volumn 304, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1181-1190

  Schwenk, Thomas L ^a,b   Davis, Lindsay ^a   Wimsatt, Leslie A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; ONLINE SYSTEM; PERCEPTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; SELF REPORT; STIGMA; SUICIDAL IDEATION; ADOLESCENT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MENTAL HEALTH; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DATA COLLECTION; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MICHIGAN; PREJUDICE; PREVALENCE; SCHOOLS, MEDICAL; SEX FACTORS; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77956634601     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2010.1300     Document Type: Article

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