Prevalence of stress in junior doctors during their internship training: a cross-sectional study of three Saudi medical colleges' hospitals

Medical science is perceived as a stressful educational career, and medical students experience monstrous stress during their undergraduate studies, internship, and residency training, which affects their cognitive function, practical life, and patient care. In the present study, an assessment of th...

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Published in:Neuropsychiatric disease and treatment 2014-01, Vol.10 (default), p.1879-1886
Main Authors: Abdulghani, Hamza Mohammad, Irshad, Mohammad, Al Zunitan, Mohammed A, Al Sulihem, Ali A, Al Dehaim, Muhammed A, Al Esefir, Waleed A, Al Rabiah, Abdulaziz M, Kameshki, Rashid N, Alrowais, Nourah Abdullah, Sebiany, Abdulaziz, Haque, Shafiul
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Medical education
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Learning
Marital status
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Medical schools
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