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Distress Among Matriculating Medical Students Relative to the General Population

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CBChantal M. L. R. BrazeauTSTait D. ShanafeltSDSteven J. Durning

Key Points

  • The aim is to assess the levels of distress among matriculating medical students relative to the general population.
  • Comparison of distress levels between medical students and the general population.
  • Evaluation of the training environment's impact on mental health.
  • Medical students report significantly higher rates of distress compared to the general population.
  • Concerns highlight the negative impacts of medical training on mental health.

Abstract

These findings, along with high rates of distress reported in medical students and residents, support concerns that the training process and environment contribute to the deterioration of mental health in developing physicians.

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Brazeau et al. (2014) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69de7ba0726bee048db0c432https://doi.org/10.1097/acm.0000000000000482
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