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Depressive Symptoms in Medical Students and Residents: A Multischool Study

Academic Medicine · 2009 · Vol. 84(2) · pp. 236–241

Deborah Goebert✉(University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa)Diane Thompson(Accenture (Switzerland))Junji Takeshita(Endometriosis)Cheryl M. Beach(Accenture (Switzerland))Philip Bryson(Endometriosis)Kimberly S. Ephgrave(Endometriosis)A. F. Stanley Kent(Accenture (Switzerland))Monique Kunkel(Endometriosis)Joel Schechter(Endometriosis)Jodi Tate(Accenture (Switzerland))

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Abstract

Depression remains a significant issue for medical trainees. This study highlights the importance of ongoing mental health assessment, treatment, and education for medical trainees.

Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout Medical Education and Admissions Mental Health Treatment and AccessSuicidal ideationDepression (economics)MedicineEthnic groupMental healthCenter for Epidemiologic Studies Depression ScaleClinical psychologyPsychiatryDepressive symptomsSuicide prevention

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Suicide PreventionDepressionDepressive DisorderFemaleHealth SurveysHumansInternship and ResidencyMalePatient Acceptance of Health CareStudents, MedicalSuicideUnited StatesCohort StudiesPrevalence

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