How can we deal with mental distress in the dissection room?-An evaluation of the need for psychological support

Annals of Anatomy

Volumn 192, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 366-372

  Boeckers, Anja ^a   Brinkmann, Anke ^a   Jerg Bretzke, Lucia ^a   Lamp, Christoph ^a   Traue, Harald C ^a   Boeckers, Tobias M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anatomy teaching; Detached concern; Dissection; Medical students; Mental stress; Psychological support

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; ARTICLE; CURRICULUM; DISSECTION; FEAR; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; MENTAL STRESS; POSTHUMOUS CARE; PROFESSIONALISM; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RATING SCALE; WORKLOAD;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANATOMY; BRIEF PSYCHIATRIC RATING SCALE; COHORT STUDIES; DISSECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78349313241     PISSN: 09409602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aanat.2010.08.002     Document Type: Article

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