Depressive symptoms and overwork among physicians employed at a university hospital in Japan

Introduction: The excessive workload of Japanese hospital physicians is a serious social problem due to effects on their mental health status, as well as the potential for medical errors and lawsuits. The extent of overwork among resident physicians employed at national university hospitals in Japan...

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Main Author: Toru Maruyama
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Edizioni FS 2017-11-01
Series:Journal of Health and Social Sciences
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Online Access:http://journalhss.com/wp-content/uploads/jhss23_243-256-1.pdf