ArticleAmerican journal of health promotion : AJHP2025
Developing a Framework for Mental Health Disclosure Decision-Making Among Medical Students: A Qualitative Pilot Study.
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- Disclosing mental health in medical education: A global qualitative meta-synthesis.Medical education · 2026Pooled it
- The algorithmic self: how AI is reshaping human identity, introspection, and agency.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
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Abstract
PurposeAmerican medical students exhibit higher rates of depression, anxiety, and psychological distress than age-matched members of the general population, yet the majority of students do not seek help for these conditions. A necessary precursor to help-seeking is disclosure, or the sharing of one's diagnosis or symptoms with others. This pilot study aims to explore mental health disclosure decision-making among medical students.DesignSemi-structured qualitative interviews.SettingStudents were interviewed virtually using Zoom.Participants20 students enrolled in nine American undergraduate medical education institutions (MD or DO).MethodInterviews were audio-recorded and transcribed. Using Constructivist Grounded Theory (CGT) and iterative cycles of analysis with focused and theoretical coding, a preliminary framework was developed to represent mental health disclosure decision-making among medical students.ResultsThe proposed framework presents three factors that impact students' disclosure decisions:
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