| Burnout and psychiatric morbidity in new medical graduates. | |
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PMID: 15462649 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence of psychiatric morbidity and burnout in final-year medical students, and changes in these measures during the intern year. DESIGN: Prospective longitudinal cohort study over 18 months, with assessment of psychiatric morbidity and burnout on six occasions. PARTICIPANTS: All 117 students in the first graduating cohort of the University of Sydney Graduate Medical Program were invited to participate in the study; 110 consented. OUTCOME MEASURES: Psychiatric morbidity assessed with the 28-item General Health Questionnaire and burnout assessed with the Maslach Burnout Inventory. RESULTS: The point prevalence of participants meeting criteria for psychiatric morbidity and burnout rose steadily throughout the study period. CONCLUSIONS: Internship remains a stressful time for medical graduates, despite initiatives to better support them during this period. The implications for the doctors themselves and for the communities they serve warrant further attention, including programs specifically aimed at reducing the rate of psychological morbidity and burnout during internship. |
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Authors:
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Simon M Willcock; Michele G Daly; Christopher C Tennant; Benjamin J Allard |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: The Medical journal of Australia Volume: 181 ISSN: 0025-729X ISO Abbreviation: Med. J. Aust. Publication Date: 2004 Oct |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2004-10-06 Completed Date: 2004-12-01 Revised Date: 2006-11-15 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0400714 Medline TA: Med J Aust Country: Australia |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 357-60 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Academic General Practice Unit, Hornsby Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia. |
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Adult Analysis of Variance Anxiety Disorders / diagnosis, epidemiology* Burnout, Professional / epidemiology*, prevention & control Cohort Studies Confidence Intervals Education, Medical, Graduate Female Hospitals, University Humans Internship and Residency* Longitudinal Studies Male Mental Health* New South Wales / epidemiology Prevalence Probability Prospective Studies Risk Assessment Severity of Illness Index Sex Distribution Stress, Psychological Workload |
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Med J Aust. 2005 Jun 6;182(11):599; author reply 599
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