Citation

Gentile JP, Roman B. Psychiatry (MMC) 2009; 6(5): 38-45.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2009, Matrix Medical Communications)

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Abstract

Medical school is a stressful and challenging time in the academic career of physicians. Because of the psychological pressure inherent to this process, all medical schools should have easily accessible medical student mental health services. Some schools of medicine provide these services through departments of psychiatry or other associated training programs. Since this stressful lifestyle often continues through residency training and life as a physician, this is a critical period in which to develop and utilize functional and effective coping strategies. When psychiatrists provide the mental health treatment to medical students, it is important to consider transference and countertransference issues, over intellectualization, and instances of strong idealization and identification.

Language: en

Keywords

human; learning; mental health; suicide; Mental health services; psychotherapy; suicidal ideation; depression; lifestyle; burnout; Counseling; personality; Psychotherapy; Medical student; neuroscience; death; article; mental disease; physician; psychiatrist; life event; serotonin uptake inhibitor; mental health service; psychodynamics; anxiety disorder; medical student; coping behavior; terminal care; mental stress; Psychiatrist; counter transference; transference; School of medicine; Medical school; Medical training