Stress and depression among veterinary medical students

Journal of Veterinary Medical Education

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 3-8

  Killinger, Stacy L ^a   Flanagan, Sean ^b   Castine, Eleanor ^b   Howard, Kimberly A S ^b  

^a Qualitative Health Research Consultants   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Depression; Mental health; Stress; Student health; Well being

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CENTER FOR EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDIES DEPRESSION SCALE; CHRONIC STRESS; COLLEGE STUDENT; DEPRESSION; EMOTION; EUTHANASIA; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; INJURY; LEARNING; MALE; MEDICAL STUDENT; MENTAL DISEASE ASSESSMENT; MENTAL STRESS; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; TRAINING; VETERINARY MEDICAL STRESSORS INVENTORY; VETERINARY MEDICINE; WELLBEING; ADOLESCENT; CANADA; EDUCATION; MENTAL HEALTH; PSYCHOLOGY; SCHOOL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CANADA; DEPRESSION; EDUCATION, VETERINARY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; SCHOOLS, VETERINARY; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85021852794     PISSN: 0748321X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3138/jvme.0116-018R1     Document Type: Article

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