Am J Psychiatry 1986; 143:1428-1431
Copyright © 1986 by American Psychiatric Association
Treating psychiatric problems in medical students
LR Hays, LR Dickson, MR Lyles, AM Ludwig, CA Martin and MA Bird
The medical school educational experience is very stressful for many
students, prompting some to seek formal psychiatric care. The authors
describe the Medical Student Support Services program of the University of
Kentucky College of Medicine. From July 1983 to June 1985, this program
served 66 patients, representing 417 visits. On the basis of retrospective
chart review with the examining clinicians, the authors present DSM-III
diagnoses, types of problems seen, descriptive profiles of the patients,
duration of treatment, types of therapy used, and data on marital issues.
They discuss the intricacies of providing psychiatric services to medical
students and make recommendations for program development for such
patients.
