Who picks psychiatry? Perceptions, preferences and personality of medical students

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 45, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 861-870

  Malhi, Gin S ^a,b   Coulston, Carissa M ^a,b   Parker, Gordon B ^c,d   Cashman, Emma ^a,b   Walter, Garry ^b,e   Lampe, Lisa A ^a,b   Vollmer Conna, Ute ^c  

^a ROYAL NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^d PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^e Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Australia   (Australia)

Author keywords

Medical; Personality; Psychiatry; Specialty; Student.

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAREER; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; PERCEPTION; PERSONALITY; PSYCHIATRY; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CAREER CHOICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHIATRY; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SPECIALIZATION; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 80053938576     PISSN: 00048674     EISSN: 14401614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00048674.2011.604301     Document Type: Article

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