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. 1991 Oct:37:2130-8.

Emotional Well-Being of House Staff: Comparison of residency training programs

Y Steinert, G Magonet, G Rubin, K Carson

Emotional Well-Being of House Staff: Comparison of residency training programs

Y Steinert et al. Can Fam Physician. 1991 Oct.

Abstract

The results of a survey of 255 house staff conducted to determine the prevalence of depressive symptoms in interns and residents indicated that 25% of the sample population manifested depressive symptoms at the time of the study, and 34% reported a clinical depression within the previous year. Moreover, whereas 58% of the house staff reported that no attending staff inquired about their emotional well-being 73% stated that they would welcome such an inquiry.

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