Psychological well-being in medical students during exam stress-influence of short-term practice of mind sound technology

Indian Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 64, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 501-507

  Dayalan, Haripriya ^a   Subramanian, Swapna ^a   Elango, Tamilselvi ^a  

^a SRM INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Academic performance; anxiety; depression; exam stress; medical students; psychological well being

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; EXAM STRESS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL STUDENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; STRESS;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; BEHAVIOR CONTROL; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOLOGY, EDUCATIONAL; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; TEACHING MATERIALS; TEST TAKING SKILLS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84870034935     PISSN: 00195359     EISSN: 19983654     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0019-5359.102122     Document Type: Article

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