Prevalence of common mental disorders among Dutch medical students and related use and need of mental health care: A cross-sectional study

International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 169-172

  Gaspersz, Roxanne ^a   Frings Dresen, Monique H W ^a   Sluiter, Judith K ^a  

^a Amsterdam Public Health research institute   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Medical students; Mental disorders; Mental health services

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL STUDENT; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; NETHERLANDS; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREVALENCE; STRESS; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; NETHERLANDS; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84867611043     PISSN: 03340139     EISSN: 21910278     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/IJAMH.2012.025     Document Type: Article

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