Should Doctors be Psychologically Healthier than the General Population?

Sir, Lingeswaran's study (IJPM, 2010, 32, 119-27) [1] probably unwittingly exposes a very interesting and potentially anxiety-provoking scenario in the form of the score results of the medical undergraduates on General Health Questionnaire-12 (GHQ-12).He would have done well to have cross-valid...

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Published inIndian journal of psychological medicine Vol. 33; no. 2; p. 219
Main Author Shamasundar, C.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New Delhi, India SAGE Publications 01.07.2011
Sage Publications Ltd. (UK)
Sage Publications, New Delhi India
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Public health
India
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Summary:Sir, Lingeswaran's study (IJPM, 2010, 32, 119-27) [1] probably unwittingly exposes a very interesting and potentially anxiety-provoking scenario in the form of the score results of the medical undergraduates on General Health Questionnaire-12 (GHQ-12).He would have done well to have cross-validated the GHQ scores with a full psychiatric assessment of a small representative sample of the subjects.
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ISSN:0253-7176
0975-1564
0975-1564
DOI:10.4103/0253-7176.92044