A scoping review of mental health status in Australian medical students and doctors-in-training (DiT).

ABSTRACT:

Background and aims

The study and practice of medicine are known to contribute to burnout in medical students and junior doctors. There is limited data on the degree of mental health burden for Australian medical students and doctors-in-training (DiT). This scoping review aims to explore the impact of medical training on the mental health of Australian medical students and DiT. Exploring the mental health landscape across different stages of training will help to establish putative factors underlying psychiatric comorbidities in this demographic.

Methods

The Joanna Brigs Institute (JBI) framework for scoping review was utilized, involving the Population/Concept/Context (PCC) criteria to identify the target population and develop the search strategy. Peer-reviewed articles, p

SUBMITTER: Ganes A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11199170 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature