STRESS AMONG MEDICAL STUDENTS - A GLOBAL CONCERN

Mainul Haque

doi:10.22159/ajpcr.2017.v10i7.20205

Authors

Mainul Haque Dr. Mainul Haque Department of Pharmacology, Unit of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine and Defence Health, Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia (National Defence University of Malaysia) Kem Sungai Besi, 57000 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6124-7993

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22159/ajpcr.2017.v10i7.20205

Keywords:

Stress, Medical Students, Global Concern

Abstract

Stress is any exasperating and infuriating "emotional experience accompanied by predictable biochemical, physiological and behavioral changes" [1]. At many occasions stress can be useful at times, bring into being a boost that offers the drive and energy to help individuals get through situations like exams or work deadlines. Nevertheless, a life-threatening amount of stress can have health concerns and negatively upset the immune, cardiovascular, neuroendocrine and central nervous systems [2].

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Author Biography

Mainul Haque, Dr. Mainul Haque Department of Pharmacology, Unit of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine and Defence Health, Universiti Pertahanan Nasional Malaysia (National Defence University of Malaysia) Kem Sungai Besi, 57000 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Pharmacology

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