Subjective experience of depressed mood among medical students at the University of Pretoria

Introduction. Following the suicide of a 4th-year medicalstudent, questions were raised as to whether medicalstudents are more vulnerable to depression and suicide thantheir counterparts studying other courses at the University ofPretoria. A literature search revealed that medical students anddoctor...

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Main Authors: L van Niekerk, A J Viljoen, P Rischbieter, Lindi Scribante
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AOSIS 2008-03-01
Series:South African Journal of Psychiatry
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Online Access:http://www.sajp.org.za/index.php/sajp/article/view/42