“Medical student syndrome”: a real disease or just a myth?—a cross-sectional study at Menoufia University, Egypt

“Medical student syndrome”: a real disease or just a myth?—a cross-sectional study at Menoufia University, Egypt

Abstract Background A widely held belief is that “Medical student syndrome” is frequently experienced by young medical students, that is, they experience the symptoms of the diseases they are studying or fear of having such illness. A hypothesis is that because medical students constantly learn abou...

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Main Authors: Huda A. Sherif, Khaled Tawfeeq, Zahraa Mohamed, Lobna Abdelhakeem, Sara H. Tahoon, Mahasen Mosa, Karima Samy, Karema Hamdy, Lamiaa Ellakwa, Salma Elnoamany
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2023-05-01
Series:Middle East Current Psychiatry
Subjects:
Hypochondria
Nosophobia
Medical students
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s43045-023-00312-6

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