Psychosocial support in residency training programs.

A representative sample (n = 481) of residency training programs in six medical specialties (family practice, obstetrics/gynecology, pediatrics, psychiatry, internal medicine, and surgery) was surveyed to examine the frequency and kinds of psychosocial support offered to residents. Residency programs in family practice and psychiatry were generally more likely than programs in the other specialties surveyed to offer to residents the 10 types of support covered by the survey. In addition, the survey revealed residency programs were less likely to offer support related to personal or family problems as opposed to medical/professional issues.