Psychological impact of cadaveric dissection on first-year medical students

CONCLUSIONS: Results showed that students who perceived the dissection situation as threatening and anxiety inducing were more likely to test positively for ASD symptoms. A major limitation of the study was that it did not measure whether these symptoms reduced with repeated exposure to cadaver dissection or how symptoms changed over time.PMID:34131680 | DOI:10.4997/JRCPE.2021.419
Source: Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh - Category: General Medicine Authors: Source Type: research