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The mental health of medical students : supporting wellbeing in medical education / Andrew Molodynski, Sarah Marie Farrell, Dinesh Bhugra.

Contributor(s): Molodynski, Andrew [editor.] | Marie Farrell, Sarah [editor.] | Bhugra, Dinesh [editor.].
Publisher: New York : Oxford University Press, ©2023Description: 422 pages cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780192864871.Genre/Form: Print books.Summary: "Societies have always needed doctors to prevent, diagnose and manage symptoms and diseases that people develop due to a number of reasons and may present with. From simply feeling unwell to identifying that something in their constitution, mind or body is not right, people follow a certain pathway into help-seeking. This pathway into care is influenced by a number of factors including cultural factors and influences as well as availability of resources. People will seek help depending upon the explanatory models they have. Before going to an allopathic doctor when they may have realised that whatever they are experiencing is probably medical, they may have sought advice and help in the personal, folk or social sector. They may also have used complementary and alternative medicines from other healthcare systems. They may see an allopathic practitioner as their last resort and may believe that allopathic doctors are interested in drugs only and may not have holistic approaches and may not give enough time for assessment and understanding the context in which symptoms may have emerged"--
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"Societies have always needed doctors to prevent, diagnose and manage symptoms and diseases that people develop due to a number of reasons and may present with. From simply feeling unwell to identifying that something in their constitution, mind or body is not right, people follow a certain pathway into help-seeking. This pathway into care is influenced by a number of factors including cultural factors and influences as well as availability of resources. People will seek help depending upon the explanatory models they have. Before going to an allopathic doctor when they may have realised that whatever they are experiencing is probably medical, they may have sought advice and help in the personal, folk or social sector. They may also have used complementary and alternative medicines from other healthcare systems. They may see an allopathic practitioner as their last resort and may believe that allopathic doctors are interested in drugs only and may not have holistic approaches and may not give enough time for assessment and understanding the context in which symptoms may have emerged"--

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