Article from Medscape on Suicide Risks for Medical Students
We often think of students in professional schools (medical, law, and graduate) as being smart, stable individuals. However, the stress and pressure placed on these students, who are sometimes in the mid 20s, is immense. Calls in to question an issue I have written about before, what are colleges and other institutes of higher education doing to prevent mental health problems in students?
Do you think that medical schools should do more to weed out students who could potentially “crack” under the pressure or do you think that they should offer them emotional and mental health supports?
Read the article here: http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/842318?nlid=79203_2051&src=wnl_edit_medn_psyc&uac=91982CZ&spon=12
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