Distress in medical and law students
Comprehensive PsychiatryPublished 1 May 1986
Robert Kellner, Roger J. Wiggins, Dorothy R. Pathak
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Distress levels in medical students may be lower than those of other graduate students, but law students reported significantly more depression and anger-hostility and less contentment and feelings of friendliness.
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High levels of distress in medical students have been reported in several studies and have been attributed to the stresses of medical training. In order to compare the severity of distress in medical students to that of other students, we administered the Hopkins Symptom Checklist and the Symptom Questionnaire to 60 medical students (30 first-year and 30 third-year) and to matched law students. Law students reported significantly more depression and anger-hostility and less contentment and feelings of friendliness. Third-year students rated themselves as significantly more distressed than first-year students and females more distressed than males. Distress levels in medical students may be lower than those of other graduate students.
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MedicineHealth Professions
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