Substance Use, Eating Behaviors, and Social Impairment of Medical Students.

Herzog, David B.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ358194

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1987

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Substance Use, Eating Behaviors, and Social Impairment of Medical Students.

Herzog, David B.; And Others

Journal of Medical Education, v62 n8 p651-57 Aug 1987

A study of first-year and second-year medical students found that risk for eating disorders was greater for female students, risk for drug abuse was unrelated to gender, and psychosocial impairment and depression were associated with risk for either eating disorders or substance abuse. (MSE)

Descriptors: Depression (Psychology), Drinking, Drug Abuse, Eating Habits, Emotional Problems, Females, Higher Education, Males, Medical Education, Medical Students, Sex Differences, Social Adjustment

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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