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Chapter 7.1 - The Student in Difficulty

from Section 7 - Student Welfare

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 October 2022

By
Dr Angela Cogan
Edited by
Patrick Hughes  and
Julie Langan Martin
Patrick Hughes
Affiliation:
NHS Forth Valley
Julie Langan Martin
Affiliation:
University of Glasgow
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Summary

This chapter explores some of the problems and challenges that can arise for students during undergraduate medical training. Potential reasons for the difficulties that students experience are explored and ways to recognise students who may be in difficulty are highlighted. Challenges in recognising students who are in difficulty are highlighted and potential barriers to students seeking help are considered.

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Teaching Psychiatry to Undergraduates , pp. 173 - 176
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2022

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