title: Perceived mistreatment of graduating dental students: a retrospective study.
abstract: This study assessed types and sources of perceived mistreatment among graduating dental students. A total of 38 of 46 (83 percent) students anonymously completed a mistreatment questionnaire. All 38 students perceived experiencing at least one type of mistreatment from some source and reported an average of about 35 separate incidents. Psychological mistreatment was most frequent with physical mistreatment reported relatively infrequently. Classmates and clinical faculty were the most frequent sources of mistreatment. Sexual harassment was perceived by about one-third of the students. The potentially adverse effects of perceived mistreatment were discussed with a view to improving dental education through an emphasis on stress management, environmental change, and self-responsibility for health designed to enhance the personal growth of each dental student.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, LSU School of Medicine, New Orleans 70112.
authors.forename: T M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Wolf
authors.forename: P L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Scurria
authors.forename: A B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Bruno
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Butler
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001290:Attitude; D002961:Civil Rights; D004497:Education, Dental; D005179:Faculty, Dental; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D010361:Patients / Q000523:psychology; D011287:Prejudice; D044469:Racial Groups; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D013335:Students, Dental / Q000523:psychology*; D014754:Violence; D014933:Women's Rights