In the university morgue: insight into factors modifying students' vulnerability.

摘要

The first experience in the autopsy room has frequently been described as a potential stressful event in the education of the medical students (O'Carrol et al. 2004; Papadodima et al. 2008). In the National University of Athens, Greece, medical students attend a 5-day compulsory practical session on forensic medicine in the sixth year of their education. In our study, 304 students (in the academic year 2005-2006) were asked to fill in two questionnaires at the beginning and the end of the course.